2023-05-25 11:19:11
In writing compound numerals, the appropriate thing to do is 74 000 spectatorsno 74 mil in 74 000 mil spectators.
However, in the press there are phrases such as “The alleged perpetrators gave 28,000 pesos and the municipality of Tepeji granted them a pardon”, “More than 7,000,000 UNACH students will be trained in earthquakes” or “More than 5,000,000 visitors , workshops and conferences and all in 7000 square meters of exhibition.
As indicated in the academic spellingin the writing of numerals composed of two or more words, it is not appropriate to mix numbers and letters. When dealing with quantities expressed in more than two words, mil does not work as a nounbut is part of a numeral adjective that is not appropriate to write combining figures and letters. It is also not appropriate to write the full numerical amount and then add mil.
Therefore, in the previous examples, what would have been indicated would have been “The alleged perpetrators gave 28,000 pesos and the municipality of Tepeji granted them forgiveness”, “More than 7,000 Unach students will be trained in earthquakes” and “More than 5,000 visitors , workshops and conferences and all in 7000 square meters of exhibition.
The case is different million, billion, trillion y quadrillion, since, being nouns, they can appear together with figures: «14 million people». On the other hand, their condition as nouns means that the element they quantify must be preceded by the preposition of: “one million people”, “2 billion euros”, and not “one million people”, “2 billion euros”.
See also
➤ thousands and millions, writing keys
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