“He spent thirteen hundred dollars a month on bird seed and peanuts for the squirrels.”
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[If, like me, you’re never sure whether there should be a hyphen before hundred , consult this hyphenation guide from The Chicago Manual of Style .]
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Overheard
By Michael Leddy at 7:37 AM
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Play fair. Keep it clean. No potshots and no derailing. Thanks.
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