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The only numbers I will ever spell are one and zero, and only when using them as a pronoun, or for emphasis, respectively.

Is there ever a reason to not to use symbols when dealing with numbers? Why would "fourteen whatevers" ever be preferable to "14 whatevers". It's just so much easier to read numbers as symbols, not spelled out.

(Caveat, not including multipliers, like "273 billion").

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Remove ambiguity at all costs!

But if they insist I write things out:

Ten-one Ten-two Ten-three Ten-four

I don't think it is clear as 11, 12, 13, 14 but hey who am I to argue?