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   William Vetter to J.Pascal   
   Re: Beginning sentence with a number   
   15 May 14 23:57:03   
   
   From: mdhangton@gmail.com   
      
   On Thursday, May 15, 2014 9:56:58 PM UTC-4, J.Pascal wrote:   
      
   >   
   > http://expertedge.aje.com/2013/01/08/editing-tip-of-the-week-t   
   ps-for-using-numbers/   
      
   >   
   > I googled: how are numbers written in scientific publications   
   >   
   > Even the link I have there says that there are situations where it makes no   
   sense not to use a numeric.   
   >   
   I wonder if you can begin a sentence with   
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