If I might just quote from the AP style guide

not really as I don't have a copy, but there are various exceptions to the rule, such as when the number in question is at the beginning of a sentence, numerals referring to wars or kings, ages, when there are numbers both above and below 10 in the same sentence etc etc

Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage on February 5th 2010 at 14:17:01

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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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