translating numbers

Percents – Dragoman Style

Do you use this: % symbol, or this: percent (spelled out)? Read this article to understand Dragoman Style, which is mainly based on the AP Style Guide and enriched by [...]

Burak Benk2019-11-25T23:09:52+03:00November 25, 2019|Categories: Style, Translation Tips|Tags: localizing figures, Punctuation, styleguide, translating numbers, Translation Quality|

Turkish Currency – Dragoman Style

This is an important update on our syle guide for Turkish lira. Effective November 1, 2018, we will be using TRY for the acronym of Turkish lira instead of TL [...]

Burak Benk2019-07-22T17:30:03+03:00January 4, 2016|Categories: Style, Translation Tips|Tags: localizing figures, Style for figures, styleguide, translating numbers, TRY or TL, turkish currency, Turkish lira|

Numbers less than “10” – Dragoman Style

- For cardinal and ordinal numbers less than 10, spell out the number as in nine people, eight applicants, nine miles, third place. - For cardinal and ordinal numbers 10 [...]

Burak Benk2019-07-15T01:48:45+03:00January 4, 2016|Categories: Style, Translation Tips|Tags: localization style, localizing figures, Punctuation, translating numbers|

Never start a sentence with a figure – Dragoman Style

Never start a sentence with a figure. Write the number in words as follows: Fifty percent of the population approved the referendum. Sixty million dollars was donated to the institution. [...]

Burak Benk2019-07-15T01:49:19+03:00January 4, 2016|Categories: Style, Translation Tips|Tags: localizing figures, Punctuation, sentence structure, styleguide, translating numbers|

Percents – Dragoman Style

Turkish Currency – Dragoman Style

Numbers less than “10” – Dragoman Style

Never start a sentence with a figure – Dragoman Style

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