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What's the rule or your preference on writing numbers?

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Wordmaker:
Generally I use numbers for dates, codes, temperature, etc. For indicating numbers of people, etc, I tend towards using words.

Quantus:
I think the rule I learned in school was spell numbers less than 100, but as this thread proves its more of a preference thing.  Personally I think it has more to do with how bulky the spelled out version seems.  For example, it is easier to understand "One Billion" at a glance than "1,000,000,000"  but a lot harder to get "One hundred and fifty seven thousand, four hundred eighty two" than it is to write "157,482" even though the former is larger than the latter. 

Wordmaker:
Yeah, that's true. When in doubt, write whichever way is easier to read.

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