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More Mechanics

More Mechanics. Numbers Abbreviations Capitalization. Numbers. Use words for precise nontechnical quantities less than 10 Use numerals for all technical quantities Do not begin a sentence with a numeral Do not mix units of measure Precede decimal fractions with a zero

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More Mechanics

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  1. More Mechanics Numbers Abbreviations Capitalization

  2. Numbers Use words for precise nontechnical quantities less than 10 Use numerals for all technical quantities Do not begin a sentence with a numeral Do not mix units of measure Precede decimal fractions with a zero Alternate between numerals and words in back-to-back numbers

  3. Use words for precise nontechnical quantities less than 10 • Mail three copies of the report to the auditor. • We received 16 inquiries in the first week. • Several thousands of customers were angry.

  4. Use numerals for all technical quantities • Measure 12 grams of the reagent. • The parcel of land is 3.4 square miles.

  5. Do not begin a sentence with a numeral • Eighty-one questionnaires were returned. • The participants returned 81 questionnaires.

  6. Precede decimal fractions with a zero • The interest rate on your checking account is 0.59 %.

  7. Alternate between numerals and words in back-to-back numbers • We brought 12 36-inch pieces of wood. • We brought twelve 36-inch pieces of wood.

  8. Abbreviations Introduce abbreviation in parentheses after full term Add s or ‘s to form plural of abbreviation Write scientific abbreviation without a period Do not abbreviate units of measure without numerical values

  9. Introduce abbreviation in parentheses after full term Researchers have given tetrahydroaminoacridine (THA) to patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

  10. Add s or ‘s to form plural of abbreviation High-tech stocks dominated the market of the 1990s. The word questionnaire has two n’s.

  11. Write scientific and technical abbreviations without a period Set the meter to measure dc. Subjects held their breath for 15 s and then exhaled.

  12. Do not abbreviate units of measure without numerical values The results were expressed as picomoles of the sulfur gas metabolized per minute per milligram of tissue.

  13. Capitalization Capitalize proper nouns, titles, places, etc. Capitalize adjectives derived from proper nouns Capitalize common nouns that are part of a proper name, but not when they occur by themselves Capitalize key words in titles and headings

  14. Capitalize common nouns that are part of a proper name, but not when they occur by themselves She worked for the Department of Medicine at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center. After 10 years of service, she left the department.

  15. Capitalize key words in titles and headings They published a paper entitled, “Differentiation of mouth versus gut as site of origin of odoriferous breath gases after garlic ingestion, in the American Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology.

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