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How to write number ranges (a complete guide)
21 May 2021

How to write number ranges (a complete guide)

by Debbie Emmitt | posted in: Author tips, Grammar, spelling, punctuation | 39

Ever wondered how to correctly write number ranges? Hyphen, en dash or em dash? Spaces or not? And whether to use ‘from’ and ‘to’ instead of all these pesky dashes? Wonder no more.

currencies, currency ranges, em dash, en dash, hyphen, number ranges, numbers, temperature ranges, temperatures, year ranges, years

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