starting a sentence with a number

I'm just curious as I'm seeing it constantly now. For decades, I have always been trained and told never to start a sentence with a number and to spell it out or add something like the work A or The like: The 20-year-old patient... instead of: 20-year-old patient... I've been correcting it, but since I'm seeing it all the time, I'm wondering if this rule isn't followed anymore and, if this rule is still in place, they need to start training these ...

So, we're not suppose to put a number (1, 2, 3,...) at the beginnng of a sentence. How then, should I type out: (HEADINGS) ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS: 300 cc. DRESSINGS: 4 x 8. Help please! Thanks! ...

I have transcribed: PELVIC EXAM: Fourteen to sixteen week size mobile uterus. Is it correct to have spelled out the numbers since it begins the sentence? ...

In the sentence: "Step 2 heart healthy diet." Should the 2 be Arabic number 2 or a Roman numeral II? ...

doesn't matter to you, the MT will fix it. So what it takes MY time, so what it throws me off when I'm half way through the report and realize I may have it wrong and have to leave the screen, relisten to the beginning of the dictation, and change it..What do you care doc? you make a crap ton more money than I do, so obviously your time is more important.. ...

what's the rule for dates? Should it be 05/25/2014 or May 25, 2014? Thanks. ...

How would you type this? Dictator says WBC count 50,000 point 60 ...

Is anyone else having a problem with support getting a ticket number when out of work? Four days running I have requested a ticket and its like pulling teeth to get one--didn't used to be like that. Any thoughts. ...

Can someone please tell me how exactly this drug is typed out? #3, number 3, No. 3, etc? Or does it matter? thanks. ...

The doctor is dictating a white count number and he distinctly says "Thirty-eight thousand point 4." (The patient has CLL). How would you write this number? My guess is 38,000.4 ...

The doctor is dictating a number that he states as "7.0 thousand." How would you type this? My idea is that should be 7.0000. ...

Something new I have noticed about several different companies is how they give you a set limit of reports when first starting out...Anyway, we are paid based on production. How is someone supposed to live on say 10 reports a day for 2 weeks? To me, I find that to be very insulting, and needing to pay my bills, it's just not something I could do. It would be similar to someone who is being paid by the hour being limited to 3 hours a day in their first 2 weeks of their new ...

I put in a PTO request a month ago for a single day this week and have yet to hear from my CCM. I've e-mailed her a total of 3 times about this, but have not yet heard anything either in e-mail or on Schedule Source. Maybe the technical staff could get hold of her, or maybe I'd get fired for using the new ticket system inappropriately? ...

Does anyone use a good 800 service for multiple dictators (5-10)? Wading through the info on the web is really confusing so I figured I would go with a referral. TIA. ...

BNP, what would you do? I was always taught that BMP is usually a set of numbers and BNP is usually just 1 number. Am I wrong? ...

I still have not been able to get into the correct window to select my pin number. I called the solution center and he told me to call another department to help. Of course they aren't even open today. Is anyone else getting as desperate as me? ...

need to subindent in between numbers. HOW ? anyone know? or can you do that? ...

I cannot find the phone number to payroll!! Cannot get my supervisor and I need a punch fixed on my time card. Anyone know the direct number???? ...

One of his tips was: Try something new - Exchange your foot pedal for a keyboard shortcut to toggle your audio! Hmmmm... I don't find a keyboard shortcut to toggle the audio on and off. I only know/find the shortcuts for toggling speed and for toggling tone. I have checked F1. Can anyone enlighten me as to what the audio on/off toggle keyboard shortcut is? I really doubt there is one. Double checking for confirmation. Thanks ...

Mine is still down and I can't even get in to get a ticket number. ...

Can someone please send me help desk number, my emails and intranet are not taking my passwords, I was hoping maybe i was let go, but I can get into Fluency darn it! I had the number written down, but of course now I cannot find it. Thanks for any help! ...

I don't know what the AAMT book of style does with regards to typing out numbers such as in this sentence: I provided this patient and her 2 daughters with education regarding her diagnosis and treatment options. Would you use numerals for "2" daughters in this case or would you type out "two"??? ...

I filed an NJA ticket last night, and a request number popped up, but an incident number has never come to my mailbox box and it is not showing up in my incident list at Remedy. Has this happened to anyone else? ...

Okay doctor states "white count is 13.8 thousand" Any input on how that should be written? Looks so strange to me. Thanks peeps :) ...

I sure hope it's the latter, but you never know with this nothing-makes-sense company. ...

Can someone remind me of the number to Keystrokes HR? I have tried to find it online and can't. I am trying to access my old paystubs and forgot my log-in information! lol TIA! ...

3700 unassigned jobs globally 600 ILPs workers 350 US workers ...

He was placed on levodopa therapy. With this, both him and his wife noticed his gait improved as well as the tremor. He has actually run out of this over the last 4 or 5 days and it may be a little bit of worsening. That is typed as dictated, I am stumped as to cleaning it up. Also.. 'both him and his wife' does not sound right to me? or is it right. ...

There is no weakness, overt numbness, loss of balance, loss of bowel or bladder, speech difficulties, visual difficulties, or lateralizing weakness. ...

starting a sentence with a number - hmm

start sentence with number - fed up

see if you can use a semicolon instead of - a period

starting a sentence with a number - newmercies

Start sentence with number - na

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