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I believe it is incorrect grammar to start a sentence with digits (i.e. '19' vs. 'Nineteen'), but I could be wrong. It is not a big deal; so long as we are consistent, I am fine with either usage.--[[User:Thorwald|Thorwald]] 22:26, 13 January 2007 (PST)
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* I believe it is incorrect grammar to start a sentence with digits (i.e. '19' vs. 'Nineteen'), but I could be wrong. It is not a big deal; so long as we are consistent, I am fine with either usage.--[[User:Thorwald|Thorwald]] 22:26, 13 January 2007 (PST)
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** It's not a grammar rule, but a style rule popularized by the Chicago Manual of Style (9.3 http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/ch09/ch09_sec003.html). --[[User:Craven de Kere|Craven de Kere]] 02:26, 14 January 2007 (PST)
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*** Good to know. Feel free to change it to whatever you prefer. (Since the link requires a subscription I'll try to read more about this later.) --[[User:Monger|Monger]] 13:22, 16 January 2007 (PST)

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  • I believe it is incorrect grammar to start a sentence with digits (i.e. '19' vs. 'Nineteen'), but I could be wrong. It is not a big deal; so long as we are consistent, I am fine with either usage.--Thorwald 22:26, 13 January 2007 (PST)