in reply to [not really perl] How to spell numbers?

Check CPAN for a module called Lingua::EN::Numbers for spelling numbers by (American) English rules.

It only spells them cardinally (one two three), not ordinally (first second third), but it can handle negative numbers and decimal fractions.

Update: You changed your question while I composed my response. For basic English rules, I suggest a book like the Chicago Manual of Style, or Elements of Style, or Garner's Modern American Usage.

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Re: Re: [not really perl] How to spell numbers?
by muba (Priest) on Mar 23, 2004 at 13:55 UTC
    Hmm... I was checking out a FAQ of Chicago Manual of Style and they use the styles mixed up themselves. For example, they give one example in which they both use "twenty one" and "twenty-one". But, as it appears to me, it's most common to just put a space between every single unit (one hundred, six hundred, four hundred eighty four). So... until I find a resource which is more consistent, I'll do it this way.

    Thank you for your hint, anyway.
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