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    nineteen ought four (1904)

    Where does one put dash(es)/hyphen(s), which type and how many if any?
    I'm leaning towards figure dashes --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash

    I'd appreciate a definitive answer, perhaps even a source, such as a style guide or similar. Thanks.

    NB. I have searched previous threads, yet found nothing specifically relevant to the above.

    Author101recon22 Sep 10, 10:14
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    Sorry that should have been _n_ought
    #1Author101recon22 Sep 10, 10:20
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    One thousand nine hundred and four

    Nineteen hundred and four

    #2AuthorEverytime22 Sep 10, 10:25
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    In spoken BE also: nineteen-oh-four (not nought). As we don't normally write this, I'm not sure there are specific hyphenation rules for it. You would need a hyphen, though, not a dash, when joining words.
    #3Author CM2DD (236324) 22 Sep 10, 10:39
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    CM2DD has hit the nail on the head. You would only writenineteen-o-four if you were reporting what someone said, or telling them how to say it. In which case it doesn't really matter how you write it. You could leave out the hyphens/dashes if you wanted to.
    #4Author escoville (237761) 22 Sep 10, 11:10
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    Hi Escoville, schön Dich zu sehen!
    You could leave out the hyphens/dashes if you wanted to und sie durch Leerzeichen ersetzen, oder? Sonst kommt noch jemand auf die Idee und schreibt in guter deutscher Manier "nineteenofour"
    #5Author Lady Grey (235863) 22 Sep 10, 11:13
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    So weit ich weiß, gibt es Regeln für das Ausschreiben von Jahreszahlen, hab sie nur leider gerade nicht parat. Vielleicht hilft Google da ja ein wenig.
    #6AuthorMissScary23 Sep 10, 08:23
     
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