Affix Numbers Contract For Free

Many lawyers love to write numbers twice ? Some lawyers say it provides clarity. Some say it helps to identify the numbers as numbers (really?). Some do it because ?it's always been done that way.? And others do it to make themselves look important.

The contract number is long and comprised of letters, numbers, dashes, and perhaps a space as well. An example would be W912HN-01-C-0022 0034.

For whatever reason, when attorneys draft contracts they don't just write the numerals like regular people. Instead, attorneys typically write out numbers in words as well as add the numerals in parentheses. For example, instead of writing ?45 days?, an attorney would write ?forty-five (45) days?.

2) Use words for simple figures from one to ten. Use figures for numerals from 11 upwards and for all figures that include a decimal point or a fraction. Examples: One, seven, 14, 975 and 6,650.

If the number is approximate (e.g. 'around six hundred years ago') it should be spelled out. Very large numbers should generally be expressed without using rows of zeros where possible (e.g. $3.5 million instead of $3,500,000). In contracts, the use of both words and numbers is common in order to increase certainty.

Because the numbered components of a contract often contain more than one paragraph and always run longer than the length of a ?clause,? the only thing to call them is sections.

Fortunately, the rules about numbers in writing are much easier ? and more scintillating ? than the definitions of words related to numbers. The Chicago Manual of Style, The Bluebook and the ALWD Guide to Legal Citation all suggest spelling out numbers from zero to ninety-nine.