English (English: English) is a language of the western branch of the German language group of the Indo-European), was introduced into the UK through the languages of many peoples conquered in the 6th century. English communication around under colonialism during the prosperity of the British Empire, from the British Isles to Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, the United States and some parts of the English became "sub-language" the most important and more and more people are learning to use | 294 The AMA Handbook of Business Writing If the sentence cannot be rewritten use a comma or dash to separate the numbers. Example During the year 1992 20 million people visited the park. Example We received 1 213 113 of which we couldn t use. Large Numbers If large numbers can be written in one or two words do so. Example four hundred five million two billion Use the short form for writing numbers over a thousand not pertaining to money. Example fourteen hundred not one thousand four hundred Large even amounts may combine figures and words. Example production of 37 million paper clips a budget of 146 billion If a number or the word several precedes hundred thousand million billion and so on the singular form is used. After many the plural form and of are used. Example six hundred pages several million years many hundreds of pages Separating Digits All numbers above 999 are written with commas to separate every group of three digits counting from the units place. Example 1 001 123 000 1 436 936 Section 2 The Business Writer s Alphabetical Reference 295 Exceptions Commas are omitted in long decimal fractions page numbers addresses telephone numbers room numbers and form numbers. Example page 3487 1467 Wilshire Boulevard 201-555- 9088 Room 2630 Form 2317-A Commas are also omitted in four-digit year numbers but they are added for years with five or more digits. Example The company began in 1992. Example The pottery shards were dated at about 14 000 . Example This science fiction novel takes place in the year 27 345 . Patent numbers are written with commas. Example Patent No. 3 436 987 Serial and policy numbers are written without commas. Example Motor Number 245889954 Policy Number 894566 O Object The object is the part of a sentence that receives action. Example He threw the ball direct object . An object complement renames or describes a direct object. Example He named his monkey direct object Meep object complement . An indirect object identifies to .
