grammar nazis

[slightlyhuman]

having a brain fart

i know you dont put numbers like 10 in a paper. how do I go about putting -10 degrees in word format rather than number?

dumb question but I'm trying to work and write this paper at the same time.



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had another question but I forgot(trying to think!)

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: derrickperry
having a brain fart

i know you dont put numbers like 10 in a paper. how do I go about putting -10 degrees in word format rather than number?

dumb question but I'm trying to work and write this paper at the same time.



help


had another question but I forgot(trying to think!)

There are exceptions, I believe temperature may be one of them.

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[Mo0o]

I think when you're writting about figures and just not a simple count you are allowed to use numbers. "The experiment was conducted -five- times with the average being 56m/s"

I think thats how it works, atleast that's how I write my lab reports.

 

[Viper GTS]

A quick google search seems to suggest exceptions for technical or scientific papers where sentence structure would be come difficult. I don't think anyone will ding you for it.

If nothing else, the rule seems to be two words or less - There's no way to to say -10° that doesn't use more than two words.

If you're really concerned about it, & your paper is non-technical, you could use something like:

...ten degrees below zero...
...minus 10 degrees...
...really fvcking cold...



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[JulesMaximus]

minus ten degrees?