: Re: Writing figures in novels I believe that most of the time, it is advised to write out figures as words in novels, rather than writing the actual figure. E.g. He's twenty years old. He lives

I would recommend using a style guide and being consistent. I use THE CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE which Is very different from AP on this subject. Also, I would have differences in narrative versus dialogue:

There was a 150-ton truck blocking the path

but, "Did you know that there is a hundred-and-fifty-ton truck in our path?"

Certain things should be ordinals in either case (brands and whatnot):

The 747 is the largest passenger airplane. It holds 850 passengers.

but, "Dude, that 747 is huge! It holds, like, eight fifty!"

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