Skip to content
Cengage Logo-Home Page
  • Students
  • Instructors
  • Institutions
  • Sign In
  • Students
  • Instructors
  • Institutions
  • Sign In
The Cengage Blog
  • Teaching Strategies
  • Higher Ed Trends
  • Academic Leadership
  • Affordability
  • Product Updates

Business Communication

Word "numbers" amid backdrop of colored numberals

Number Style: Word or Figure?

Whether to use words or figures to express numbers is governed by convention. That is, we follow customary techniques or rules. Frequently Used Number Rules General rules. Use words for numbers one through ten. (We have ten computers and three printers....
Woman holding up a poster with exclamation point

Do Women Overuse Exclamation Points?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThey sure do! But a Wall Street Journal article (She’s Not Mad. She’s Just Not Using Exclamation Points) says women are expected to use more exclamation points, and they face a...

Sign up for higher ed news

Get our Cengage Newsletter for all the latest articles, plus get access to events and free resources.
Subscribe
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy
  • Piracy
  • Subscribe
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Instagram