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4.17 Time references and historical periods and events
Do not capitalize the names of the seasonsm centuries or decades nless they are personifed or are part of special names.
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5.04 Initial numbers
Spell out a number when it occurs at the bbeginning of a sentence, as well as any related nmbers closely following it:
Ninety-six dogs attacked the twelve cats.
Where this would result in a cmbersome contruction, rewrite the sentence.
A pack of 96 dogs attacked the 12 cats.
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7.59 Possession for two nouns
If possession is shared by two or more subjects, add ’s to the last word only.
Kim and Mary’s family
To indicate individual possession, ’s is added to each element in the series.
Kim’s and Mary’s likes and dislikes
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5.23 Plurals
Plurals of numerals are usually formed by adding an s.
I was born in the 1970s.
She paid me with four 20s.
This is part of the difference between series.
Historical means “related to history,” while historic means “something important from history.”
The Apollo moon landing was historic.
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Louis Riel was one of the historical figures who helped shape Canada.
