[Forum] RE: Numbers in Fiction

General CMOS rules do not advise that all numbers are spelled out - just numbers under 100. http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch09/ch09_sec002.html And there are many exceptions. In your examples, the following would apply: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch09/ch09_sec007.html h

[Forum] Significant Figures

What is the rule of thumb with significant figures (digits) in results tables for scientific research? Specifically, I have one column where the numbers are in the 20s and another column where the numbers are approximately 0.007. Because of the 0.007, I use 3 significant figures. Does that me

[Forum] International Telephone Formatting

Hello, all. We're having a heated discussion on the topic of how to display our phone numbers on our business cards. We have offices overseas and cannot find any suitable source to ensure we are displaying our telephone numbers in proper format per country. In many countries, there does no seem t

[Forum] RE: Numbers

[quote='editor65' pid='37167' dateline='1533073726'] Thank you for your reply. I'm trying to understand how to think about categories and when to spell or not. In my example 3, why do you suggest to spell out all the single years? In my example 1, should the single number of sons and daughters b

[Forum] Unknown page numbers for bibliography

We're assembling a bibliography for an artist's catalog and are not able to locate the page numbers for a few of the articles/essays about his work (since the publications are not available in any libraries in Germany, where we're working, and information is not available online). Is it acceptable t

[Forum] Flexibility and Consistency with Numbers--What Is the "Immediate Context"?

Hi, all. Please excuse me if this question has an obvious answer. My brain is fried from too many rush jobs in a row. [i]CMoS[/i] 9.7 says one should maintain consistency in "the immediate context" when dealing with numbers. I'm editing a manuscript that consists mostly of one- and two-page arti

[Forum] Flexibility and Consistency with Numbers--What Is the "Immediate Context"?

Hi, all. Please excuse me if this question has an obvious answer. My brain is fried from too many rush jobs in a row. [i]CMoS[/i] 9.7 says one should maintain consistency in "the immediate context" when dealing with numbers. I'm editing a manuscript that consists mostly of one- and two-page arti

[Forum] RE: Dashes and stuff

One item we missed mentioning is that you have to use the numeric keypad, not the numbers above the letters on your keyboard. So for the em-dash, hold down the ALT key, and then hit on the numeric keypad 0151 to get —. You need to hold the ALT key down until you are finished entering the numbers.

[Forum] Numbers, Dialogue

Hello! Doing a final read on my ARC and have been studying different things within CMOS. With respect to numbers, here is my question: I have a character telling students to open to page two hundred and thirty-two within dialogue. I was reading on CMOS and it say page numbers should be

[Forum] Scale numbers: Spell out or use numerals?

I'm relatively new to Chicago Manual style, so forgive what may be a silly question. However, I've not been able to find a clear ruling anywhere on this site regarding this: When referring to a numerical scale, do we spell out the numbers (as is the general rule here for numbers under 100) or make a