Grammar Police

[Said1]

When using statistics in a sentance, would you write "three per cent" or "3%" i.e. Aboriginal peoples make up roughly three percent of all Canadians.

 

[The ClayTaurus]

When using statistics in a sentance, would you write "three per cent" or "3%" i.e. Aboriginal peoples make up roughly three percent of all Canadians.

Three percent, unless the writing is informal.

 

[Nienna]

Ditto Clay.

Where's Abbey?

 

[Mr. P]

When using statistics in a sentance, would you write "three per cent" or "3%" i.e. Aboriginal peoples make up roughly three percent of all Canadians.

Well I really don't know, but WordPerfect grammer check highlights "three percent", but not 3% in the sentance. For whatever that's worth.

 

[Said1]

Three percent, unless the writing is informal.

Merci Buckets.

 

[Nienna]

Well I really don't know, but WordPerfect grammer check highlights "three percent", but not 3% in the sentance. For whatever that's worth.

grammar checkers stink.

 

[Said1]

Well I really don't know, but WordPerfect grammer check highlights "three percent", but not 3% in the sentance. For whatever that's worth.

I'm using MS word and nothing, but I can remember it being incorrect in the past. I hate grammar. It's almost as bad as math.

 

[Said1]

grammar checkers stink.

I know! One comma fixes all.

 

[Mr. P]

grammar checkers stink.

Some do I know. I would be inclined to use "three percent" myself.

 

[Mr. P]

Interesting site...Numbers rules.
http://www.grammarbook.com/numbers/numbers.asp

 

[Mr. P]

Here's another view..

Write out numbers that require no more than two words, remembering that a hyphenated number between twenty-one and ninety-nine counts as one word. Some writing manuals will suggest that whole numbers from zero through nine should be written as words, and numbers from ten on up should be written as numerals, especially when the word modifies a noun as in five students or two professors.

* Use numerals, however, when the number modifies a unit of measure, time, proportion, etc.: 2 inches, 5-minute delay, 65 mph, 23 years old, page 23, 2 percent.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/numbers.htm

 

[Abbey Normal]

Three percent, unless the writing is informal.

That is how I usually handle it. If I am writing a paragraph, it seems kind of jarring visually to all of a sudden have a number in the middle of it.

What seems really odd is the rule on one of the links here which says to use text for numbers one through ten, but numerical figures for those higher than 10.

 

[The ClayTaurus]

That is how I usually handle it. If I am writing a paragraph, it seems kind of jarring visually to all of a sudden have a number in the middle of it.

What seems really odd is the rule on one of the links here which says to use text for numbers one through ten, but numerical figures for those higher than 10.

Actually, that's becoming the new style. Having to read all those hyphenated words is unnecessary.

 

[Abbey Normal]

Actually, that's becoming the new style. Having to read all those hyphenated words is unnecessary.

Oh, I agree when it comes to hyphenated numbers, but the example in the link was to use a numerical figure for a number such as 50. Why is 50 any different from 10?

 

[The ClayTaurus]

Oh, I agree when it comes to hyphenated numbers, but the example in the link was to use a numerical figure for a number such as 50. Why is 50 any different from 10?

I think they just did a wide sweep to cover everything over ten, instead of everything over ten except 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, etc. etc.

 

[Abbey Normal]

I think they just did a wide sweep to cover everything over ten, instead of everything over ten except 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, etc. etc.

Wide sweep, aka dumbing down for the masses?

 

[The ClayTaurus]

Wide sweep, aka dumbing down for the masses?

Whatever it takes to reduce how much I have to think

 

[dilloduck]

"3 out of every 100" ??? :cof:

 

[The ClayTaurus]

"3 out of every 100" ??? :cof:

actually, "three out of every 100" if you wanna be correct

 

[Mr. P]

"3 out of every 100" ??? :cof:

I keep er simple, give me a few of them chickens and a mess of them pigs. How much I owe ya?