Any journalist types post on this forum?

I have a question - when reading papers I've noticed that there seems to be some strange set of rules followed for writing numbers. Within the same sentence the article will say something like "There were nine journalists one the wrath of the barclay but only 1 of them went on and on and on about it"

What is the rule please? Why sometimes a number and other times letters? Thanks dukey. (if you ever log in again)

Posted By: Mr Eko on February 5th 2010 at 13:56:07

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Any journalist types post on this forum? (General Chat) - Mr Eko, Feb 5, 13:56:07
- can't remember from college, it's either 0-9 or 0-99 in words (General Chat) - pants, Feb 5, 14:04:26
  - From below it looks like 0-9 is the general trend (General Chat) - pants, Feb 5, 14:09:11
    - it may look better (General Chat) - Mr Eko, Feb 5, 14:10:58
      - If I might just quote from the AP style guide (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 5, 14:17:01
      - did it confuse you? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 5, 14:16:46
        
        yes, my brain gave an error message (General Chat) - Mr Eko, Feb 5, 14:17:54
- By the way, this Mr Eko (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 5, 14:04:20
  - jamesward (General Chat) - Mr Eko, Feb 5, 14:05:52
- Most publications use words for one to ten, and then numbers for 11 upwards. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 5, 14:00:23
  - ah thanks (General Chat) - Mr Eko, Feb 5, 14:04:49
  - Archant style is words from one to nine (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 5, 14:02:48
    - pity they can't follow other journalistic norms (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 5, 14:04:03
      - Harsh to tar an entire group with the brush of a few sloppy (General Chat) - duke of york, Feb 5, 14:07:15
        
        My copy last night had 'click for further information' at the bottom of one article next (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Feb 5, 14:13:09
        
        I like it when it says "turn to page 48" (General Chat) - duke of york, Feb 5, 14:21:50
        
        do you always read her work? (General Chat) - Mr Eko, Feb 5, 14:28:40
        
        Not always (General Chat) - duke of york, Feb 5, 14:43:06
        
        indeed, but sweeping generalisations are the norm on the wroth (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 5, 14:11:17
        
        Also, what you read on t'web is unsubbed (General Chat) - duke of york, Feb 5, 14:12:59
        
        it's true, I don't have anyone to sub my stuff either at the moment (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 5, 14:20:02
        
        He's just being a typical journalist, lazily making up a story because he can't be arsed (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 5, 14:09:52
        
        I've never worked with a journalist who's made up a story (General Chat) - duke of york, Feb 5, 14:11:38
        
        I once cut up a bromide for your boss and Brenda Dean and the Sogat '82 lynch mob carried (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Feb 5, 14:16:04
        
        She said you enjoyed it... (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Feb 5, 14:20:11
        
        I did. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Feb 5, 14:21:08
  - I think this is a whoosh Otto I'm afraid (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 5, 14:02:04
    - it wasn't aimed at him (General Chat) - Mr Eko, Feb 5, 14:09:07
    - That's because there aren't any (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 5, 14:03:14
      - that'd explain it then (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 5, 14:06:32
- ^^^POTD (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 5, 13:57:25

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