Spell out the number or recast the sentence
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
A sentence does not open on a numeral, whatever its size: “One thousand two hundred documents were produced”, or recast it — “Some 1,200 documents were produced”.1
- 1R. 6.2(a)(i) Numerals; R. 6.2(c) Section (§) and paragraph (¶) symbols.
- 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.