In writing, there are some problems for which there's no good general rule (whether to write 3 or three, when to capitalize) and the only solution is sleight of hand.
You mean "a rule is." There are general rules. They're just not good.
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Yes - the purpose of a writing rule is clarity. If a rule fails its purpose, break it. Good writing is easy to understand.
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Why aren't they good? For me, there is one reason - it is hard to remember them because there is no answer to why do we have this rule.
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I've heard this rule too, but there are times it just doesn't work. Typing "3" in an email to a colleague where numbers are important just seems a lot better than writing out "three".
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Also in some cases with multiple numbers: "ranging from 3 to 124" looks better than "ranging from three to 124"
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