number crunching

ascribe · Mar 6, 2008

I never was much good with numbers but I'm getting worse.

Is it

10 year-old
ten year-old
10-year old
ten-year old
10 year old
ten year old?

Any/all/none of the above?

Any (simple) explanation as to why would be appreciated so I'll know next time.

Sandi LeFaucheur · Mar 6, 2008

I'd say ten-year-old.

Mumut · Mar 6, 2008

I've been told not to use numerals unless very large numbers.

Robert Toy · Mar 6, 2008

You cannot "say" 10 or 50 they are symbols, you can "say" ten or fifty.

ascribe · Mar 6, 2008

Robert Toy said:
You cannot "say" 10 or 50 they are symbols, you can "say" ten or fifty.

What do you mean by "say", are you referring to dialogue, or am I just confusing myself even more?

So far I've got it down to one of the options with the word ten in it. Any ideas how to whittle it down further?

I'd tend to go with Sandi's choice, which wasn't even on the list, but I don't know why.

Patrick L · Mar 6, 2008

I write out numbers under three digits.

Ten year-old.

Robert Toy · Mar 6, 2008

ascribe said:
What do you mean by "say", are you referring to dialogue, or am I just confusing myself even more?

So far I've got it down to one of the options with the word ten in it. Any ideas how to whittle it down further?

I'd tend to go with Sandi's choice, which wasn't even on the list, but I don't know why.

Sorry, I didn't make that too clear, yes I was referring to dialogue.

A character can look at, or see an address that reads 10th street. If it is spoken (dialogue) it would be "Tenth Street"

ascribe · Mar 6, 2008

Patrick L said:
I write out numbers under three digits.

Ten year-old.

I've looked back and found I've used this one as well as Sandi's.
Maybe I'll just keep age out of it in future.

Bufty · Mar 6, 2008

Ten-year-old. Ten year-old suggests one has ten in quantity.

ascribe said:
I've looked back and found I've used this one as well as Sandi's.
Maybe I'll just keep age out of it in future.

oneblindmouse · Mar 6, 2008

Ten-year-old is correct.

I was taught at school to always spell in full numbers under ten.

DWSTXS · Mar 6, 2008

Robert Toy said:
You cannot "say" 10 or 50 they are symbols, you can "say" ten or fifty.

I agree with this

Sandi LeFaucheur · Mar 6, 2008

Ten year-old wouldn't be right.

Ten-year-old children are in grade five.
Ten year-old babies cried in their cribs.

ascribe · Mar 7, 2008

Bufty said:
Ten-year-old. Ten year-old suggests one has ten in quantity.

That's brilliant, Bufty. I get it now

All I've got to do now is think of a way of getting those ten one-year olds out of my story.

number crunching

ascribe

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Well begun is half done...

Robert Toy

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Patrick L

looking for a home

Robert Toy

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Bufty

Where have the last ten years gone?

oneblindmouse

The new me

DWSTXS

Mr Mojo Risin...

Sandi LeFaucheur

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