From: djheydt@kithrup.com   
      
   In article , Bill Swears   wrote:   
   >On 5/16/2014 4:28 AM, Jim Hetley wrote:   
   >> On Friday, May 16, 2014 2:57:03 AM UTC-4, William Vetter wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> 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   
   >>   
   >If you're using numbers to indicate two things, spell out one and then   
   >use the digits for the other.  Five .32 caliber slugs fell out of the   
   >mouldering corpse.   
   >	Logan quipped. "I think we've found cause of death"   
   >Logan always quipped.  Annoying man.   
      
   I was always taught to write out a number that began a sentence,   
   and to use numerals thereafter.   
      
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