Working with Numbers
Our Facebook page views increased by (two percent / 2 percent / 2%).
What is 2%?
The dog ran (toward / towards) Lake Washington.
What is toward?
Our office is located in (Seattle, WA / Seattle, Wash. / Seattle).
What is Seattle?
I read (The Chicago Tribune / the Chicago Tribune / Chicago Tribune) on Sundays.
What is Chicago Tribune?
Remember to send the (email / e-mail) before you leave.
What is email?
She learned to ride her bike when she was (three / 3) years old.
What is 3?
Brian Dong tragically passed away due to (Covid-19 / COVID-19 / 'Rona / Covid)
What is COVID-19?
Update: The shortened form COVID is acceptable if necessary for space in headlines, and in direct quotations and proper names.
I've never been to Austin, (TX / Tex. / Texas).
What is Texas?
Bonus: How many states are not abbreviated and what are they?
Brett Smith, (president and CEO / President and CEO), spoke at the conference.
What is president and CEO?
Facebook will announce (their / its) new website next week.
What is its?
She donated (six thousand / $6 thousand / $6,000) to the Humane Society this year.
What is $6,000?
We had two cupcakes to split (between / among) the three of us.
What is among?
Broadway is located in (New York City, New York / New York / NYC).
What is New York?
My favorite U2 song is (With or Without You /"With or Without You").
What is "With or Without You"?
She said the meeting time was (OK / Okay / O.K.) with her.
What is OK?
When referring to the date, you abbreviate these months to the first three to four letters followed by a period.
What is August through February?
Bonus: How would you write "Bobby was born in January 2004" --> 1. "Bobby was born in Jan. 2004" 2. "Bobby was born in January, 2004" 3. "Bobby was born in January 2004"
There were (less than / fewer than) 100 clowns at the circus.
What is fewer than?
I've always lived in (western / Western) Washington.
What is western?
Can you pass me a (Kleenex / kleenex)?
What is Kleenex?
The students cried as they returned (in person / in-person) school.
What is in-person?
Bonus: Is this correct?
I went to school in person.
The office is located at (Six James Street / 6 James Street / Six James St. / 6 James St.).
What is 6 James St.
Natalie Owsley is the most talented, smart and beautiful journalism (advisor / adviser).
What is adviser?
The journey to (Paris / Paris, France) was longer than the trip to (Athens / Athens, Greece).
What is Paris and Athens, Greece.
We visited (Lakes / lakes) Erie and Ontario last fall.
What is lakes?