Comments on: Lies writers tell themselves http://boingboing.net/2012/10/15/lies-writers-tell-themselves.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 11:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: miasm http://boingboing.net/2012/10/15/lies-writers-tell-themselves.html#comment-1558771 miasm Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187613#comment-1558771 New Rule! I love 'em. New Rule! I love ‘em.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/10/15/lies-writers-tell-themselves.html#comment-1557869 Antinous / Moderator Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187613#comment-1557869 That's what my sixth grade grammar teacher taught us. That’s what my sixth grade grammar teacher taught us.

]]> By: Jason Ward http://boingboing.net/2012/10/15/lies-writers-tell-themselves.html#comment-1557447 Jason Ward Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187613#comment-1557447 I'm a journalist and the rules I've always been been told to follow are 10 and above use digits, nine and below it's  letters. I think the conventions are different depending on what you are doing. Plus this is the internet, which is a pretty lawless land. I’m a journalist and the rules I’ve always been been told to follow are 10 and above use digits, nine and below it’s  letters. I think the conventions are different depending on what you are doing. Plus this is the internet, which is a pretty lawless land.

]]> By: Shay Guy http://boingboing.net/2012/10/15/lies-writers-tell-themselves.html#comment-1557224 Shay Guy Tue, 16 Oct 2012 01:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187613#comment-1557224 If I remember the AP Stylebook, its dividing point was nine/10. If I remember the AP Stylebook, its dividing point was nine/10.

]]> By: princessalex http://boingboing.net/2012/10/15/lies-writers-tell-themselves.html#comment-1557060 princessalex Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187613#comment-1557060 As far as I remember, you write number above nineteen as digits, while all those less than 20 with letters.  Unless, of course, you're beginning a sentence.  In which case, you ALWAYS use letters.  Unless you're a newspaper.  ;-) As far as I remember, you write number above nineteen as digits, while all those less than 20 with letters.  Unless, of course, you’re beginning a sentence.  In which case, you ALWAYS use letters.  Unless you’re a newspaper.  ;-)

]]> By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2012/10/15/lies-writers-tell-themselves.html#comment-1557021 Paul Renault Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187613#comment-1557021 <b>22.</b> People enjoy titles which start with numbers written using digits rather than letters. /one of my pet peeves. //Shrunk and White doesn't discuss this...and I can't find my 'Elements of Canadian Style'. 22. People enjoy titles which start with numbers written using digits rather than letters.

/one of my pet peeves.
//Shrunk and White doesn’t discuss this…and I can’t find my ‘Elements of Canadian Style’.

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