I never know what way to write/type it

[simplyn2deep]

Writers (fic or otherwise): when you’re writing and you include a year, do you use numerical figures or spell out the year (i.e. 2009 vs. two-thousand nine)?

Same goes for dates…or really number in general.

Spell them out or use the actual number? I always get confused.

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[bergeronprocess.livejournal.com]

The Associated Press rules I follow for professional writing ask for one through nine to be spelled out and then 10 up are numbers. As for dates, we do a thing where if you don't mention a year specifically, most months are abbreviated. For example, Feb. 25. But I'll just write out February 25, 2012. I don't know if anyone spells out a year like that except maybe on birth certificates or something!