>> Similarly, substitution of numeric digits ( 0-9 ) for words is
>> formally unacceptable, but is such common usage now that
>> few bother to object...

> In all seriousness though, I don't think it's formally unacceptable
> anywhere outside of a high-school English class. Even then, it would be
> ridiculous to expect fully spelled-out numbers for anything over a
> magnitude of 10.

It was formerly unacceptable.

Or would that be 'frmly nacsptbl'?


     Russell
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