White West Virginia couple forced their adopted black children to work as slaves and live in barn

Daily Mail UK ^ | June 25, 2024 | Alexa Cimino

[gitmo]

I was taught you spell out numbers ten and below. Eleven and above you use the numerals.

I've never heard that rule.

[Vermont Lt]

That is the “AP Standard” for writing as well.

[Seruzawa]

These two should work for free and live in a barn for about 20 years.

[Scrambler Bob]

I’ve never heard that rule.
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It is Rule Number 40 three.

[jacknhoo]

The reason it looks weird is because it is wrong:

“If two or more related numbers are used in a sentence, one below 10 and one a bigger number, their use should be consistent. They can either be spelled out or written as numerals.“

https://www.niu.edu/writingtutorial/grammar/use-of-numbers.shtml#:~:text=Numbers%20between%201%20and%209,their%20use%20should%20be%20consistent.

[jacknhoo]

The reason it looks weird is because it is wrong:

“If two or more related numbers are used in a sentence, one below 10 and one a bigger number, their use should be consistent. They can either be spelled out or written as numerals.“

https://www.niu.edu/writingtutorial/grammar/use-of-numbers.shtml#:~:text=Numbers%20between%201%20and%209,their%20use%20should%20be%20consistent

[jacknhoo]

Good one.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Elementary, Jr High, High School and university. 1960-1973.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Thanks This is the first time I’ve seen that use case. Makes sense.

[Racketeer]

It won’t be long. The MSM will find Trump signs, bumper stickers, and hats in the yard, on bumpers, and thrown about the house.

[NEMDF]

Yes, what you said about numbers. I saw another example today (of ages being listed correctly, like this). Some kind of journalistic miracle....

[moovova]

A George Costanza quote comes to mind...

[Jumper]

Well in their defense, the came from Kalifornia, and since their are no more Civil War Statutes to show a war was fought and the slaves were freed... can you blame them with their uber-libtard views of WVirginians?