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   Jim Hetley to William Vetter   
   Re: Beginning sentence with a number   
   16 May 14 05:28:34   
   
   From: jhetley@hotmail.com   
      
   On Friday, May 16, 2014 2:57:03 AM UTC-4, William Vetter wrote:   
      
   > >   
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   > I wonder if you can begin a sentence with   
   >   
   > .32 calibre slugs were recovered.   
      
   Well, I'd reword that as "The coroner recovered .32 caliber slugs . . ."   
      
   (Or the British spelling, if appropriate.)   
      
   Jim   
      
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