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Grammar help needed!! time and numbers
May. 2nd, 2009 09:41 pmNumbers and time!
Hope I can get help quickly. I'm trying to Beta a story with a bunch of time references. She wants to write everything in numbers, which seems okay, (Seven forty-five, etc.) until you get to "Nine ten." Here are the rules I've found so far.
and she is emphasizing how slowly time is passing, and watching the clock. So, I'm thinking, "9:10," except that The OWL says to stay consistent within passages. But. ?
Hope I can get help quickly. I'm trying to Beta a story with a bunch of time references. She wants to write everything in numbers, which seems okay, (Seven forty-five, etc.) until you get to "Nine ten." Here are the rules I've found so far.
| Normally, spell out the time of day in text even with half and quarter hours. With o'clock, the number is always spelled out. | ||
| Examples: | She gets up at four thirty before the baby wakes up. The baby wakes up at five o'clock in the morning. | |
| Rule 13. | Use numerals with the time of day when exact times are being emphasized or when using A.M. or P.M. | |
| Examples: | Monib's flight leaves at 6:22 A.M. She had a 7:00 P.M. deadline. | |
and she is emphasizing how slowly time is passing, and watching the clock. So, I'm thinking, "9:10," except that The OWL says to stay consistent within passages. But. ?