Are they written in words or numerals?
For works of fiction and other nontechnical writing:
-whole numbers 1-99 are spelled out
e.g. Queen Victoria reigned over Britain for almost sixty-four years.
Shortly before her eleventh birthday, Princess Elizabeth became heiress
presumptive and in her eighteenth year was appointed Counsellor of State.
-round numbers are spelled out
e.g. Windsor Castle is an official residence of the Queen and as a royal
palace and fortress for nine hundred years, it is the largest occupied castle
in the world.
-if a number begins a sentence, it is spelled out
e.g. Fifty-second in line to the throne seemed a safe distance from
responsibility for George, Elector of Hanover; alas, he also had the
misfortune of nearest Protestant to the throne.
Hyphenated Numbers:
These are general patterns for hyphenation of numbers and writers may wish to make
exceptions according to personal choice or the particular situation. The reason for using
hyphenation in this context is to assist with readability.
age: a thirty-nine-year-old man, a two-year-old child,
BUT, twenty- to thirty-year-olds (notice the space after the first hyphen and
no hyphen after "to")
fractions: one-half, two-thirds
BUT, one and two-thirds
number and noun:
fifth-floor office, twenty-fifth-row seats
numbers spelled out:
numbers 21-99 are hyphenated, all others are left open
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