![]() The following material is designed to help you realize that most such numbers are not baffling. Many of us who are attracted to writing and editing profess a regrettable lack of interest in and understanding of numbers. That's the reaction any good writer, reporter or copy editor should have when encountering a number in a story, caption, headline or graphic. “Aha, this probably contains an error! I must check it carefully.” *Prounounced NUM-uhr, as in “My face is number after the second injection of Novocain.” Numbers can be a real 'number'* in stories.” “Remember, 'number' can refer to numerals, but it also can mean that it 'numbs' people. “All the math you need to know to tell your stories you learned by the 4th grade.”
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