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Red, white, and blue? Or red, white and blue?
Red, white and blue. (NO comma before "and.)
I've got [four/4] classes.
I've got four classes.
•There were (10/ten) questions, and I got (9/nine) of them right.
ten, 9
The runner got to (first/1st) base.
The runner got to first base.
It’s her (tenth/10th) birthday.
It’s her 10th birthday.
(Fifteen/15) to (twenty/20) cars were involved in the accident.
Fifteen to 20 cars were involved in the accident.
[2008/Two thousand and eight] was a good year.
2008 was a good year.
•The baby is [three/3] months old.
The baby is 3 months old.
Which is correct: toward or towards?
toward, never towards
The law is [eight/8] years old.
The law is 8 years old.
My grandmother is [ninety-six/96].
My grandmother is 96.
He walked 5 miles (farther/further) than I did
farther, because it means distance.
The [twenty-year-old/20-year-old] student goes to CCSU.
The 20-year-old student goes to CCSU.
The team must win (their/its) game.
its game. "Team" is single, not plural.
The student is [twenty/20] years old.
The student is 20 years old.
Sept. 13 or September 13?
Sept. 13
April 2 or Apr. 2?
April 2
July 4, 1776, was a big deal? Or July 4, 1776 was a big deal?
July 4, 1776, was a big deal.
regardless or irregardless?
regardless is correct. Irregardless is a double negative.
I haven’t seen this little snow since January 2002 or January, 2002, or Jan. 2002?
I haven’t seen this little snow since January 2002.
I miss the [1960's/1960s].
I miss the 1960s.
Spring break starts [March 13th/March 13].
Spring break starts March 13.
I work from 9 [a.m./am] to 12:30 [p.m./pm].
I work from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The book costs [four dollars/$4/4 dollars].
The book costs $4.
"between you and I" or "between you and me"?
between you and me. between him and her. between us and them.