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Q&A How do I write numbers in dialogue?

My proofreader recently revealed to me the following, which I was wholly unaware of: ...when a number/code/serial or whatever is said in dialogue, you write the whole thing out... I had writ...

2 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Thomas Myron‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-12T17:48:57Z (over 4 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:09:21Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T04:09:21Z (over 4 years ago)
My proofreader recently revealed to me the following, which I was wholly unaware of:

> ...when a number/code/serial or whatever is said in dialogue, you write the whole thing out...

I had written the designation of a robot as Unit M55/987.3, and he said I would need to sound it out:

> ...“Unit Em-fifty-five slash nine hundred eighty-seven-point-three has been terminated.”...

Is this true? If it is true, can I still 'ignore' it as one of those grammatical liberties authors sometimes take (in the same class as using fragments)?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-04-02T20:52:08Z (about 9 years ago)
Original score: 5