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Please settle this for me....4 x 4's or 4x4's..QA can't make up their minds!!!! - nm


Posted: May 14, 2010

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4 x 4's - maggie

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Accordinig to the company I work for :O

The company I work for goes by BOS 2nd Ed - sm

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So according to that, (pg 29) they want it to look like this: 4 x 4's BOS in all of its wisdom (yea, right ;) says to use 's with single-digit numerals or single-letter terms.

4 x 4's - Linda

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or page 232 in BOS 3rd edition. I love this site.

For dressing we use 4x4, if a measurement 4 x 4. - NM

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SHould have said for dressing we use 4x4s-no apostrophe. - NM

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