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This tag is for questions specifically related to written English. PROOFREADING essays, emails, abstracts, etc. is strictly OFF-TOPIC.

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Why are numbers sometimes spelled out and then numerals specified as well? [closed]

I'm referring to the peculiar habit I sometimes see in formal documents, where a number is given numerically after it's spelled out. It seems quite redundant: I need five (5) kumquats, stat! (Th …
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Should "Americana" be capitalized?

In the following sentence, should Americana be capitalized? Here's a list of great Americana books. It looks so weird when written lowercase.
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