Core Grammar - Numbers
insert a hyphen when writing out
compound numbers between twenty-one and ninety-nine
do not add "and" when writing out
compound numbers greater than ninety-nine
Final comma
a comma that appears before a coordinating conjunction (such as and) at the end of a list. The final comma is also called the "terminal comma," the "serial comma," or the "oxford comma." Historically, and in current formal english writing, the final comma in a series was a requirement. Today, many disciplines (such as journalism) have eliminated the final comma. Legal writing continues to use the final comma to avoid any risk of ambiguity.
Do not use hyphens with numbers greater than ninety-nine unless the number
contains a compound number
numbers that begin a sentence should be written out and the
first letter (and no others) should be capitalized
a citation sentence
immediately follows the sentence it supports or contradicts. As with any declarative sentence, a citation sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period
An ordinal is a
number that indicates placement in a series (like first, eighth, or tenth). Lawyers use ordinals often because much of what we write about is linear and requires sequential ordering of thoughts and events
write out numbers
one through ninety-nine
where one number in a series should be treated as a numeral
treat all numbers in the series as numerals
if you are using numbers 100 or greater
use numerals
A citation clause
use this when your cited authority relates to only party of a sentence, rather than to the content of the sentence as a whole. A citation clause immediately follows the particular ieas or words within a sentence that are supported or contradicted by the cited authority.
write out monetary amounts and percentages in words if the number associated with the amount would normally be
written out in words