On the shelf there are several copies of my book both in French and in Italian.
Bring 4 copies of the French version and 2 copies of the Italian version.
I havenât received an answer yet. Is it because there are no mistakes? Thanks
There are several copies of my book on the shelf, in both French and Italian.
Fine by me.
Bring four copies of the French and two copies of the Italian version.
I learned that you always spell numbers if the number is no more than two words. If itâs three words then you write the numeral.
Four
Nineteen
Twenty seven
112
638
The exception is with formal financial documents like checks. In which case even large numbers will be spelled out.
You also donât want to mix numerals and text in the same paragraph.
Wrong:
There are 112 people at the party. Fifty were men and sixty two were women.
Right:
There are 112 people at the party. 50 were men and 62 were women.
Thatâs how I learned it, but I know a lot of people donât do it that way.
Should âversionâ be plural in this sentence?
@NearlyNapping As far as I know no. The number 4 refers to the number of copies and not to the number of versions. There is only one French version and 4 copies.
I guess I wasnât clear what I was referring to. I was thinking of the usage âfour copies of the French and two copies of the Italian version(s)â. This could be shortened to âthe French and Italian versionsâ.
If you say âFour of the French version and two of the Italian versionâ then version would be singular.
@NearlyNapping I still think it should be in the singular. And I really donât know. Four copies of the French and two copies of the Italian version(s) sounds awkward to me. Besides, one might get confused and think that there is more than one type of the Italian version. Itâs just my opinion.