Writing numbers in ten

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Rachel Adams

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As I have learnt on this forum numbers from one to ten are written in words but is "ten" included or not?
 
As I have learnt on this forum that numbers from one to ten are written as words but is "ten" included or not?

I think the answer is in your question.
 
I think the answer is in your question.

In Russian we usually say in this case if something is included or not. So number ten is also included. OK. Got it.
 
In Russian we usually say in this case if something is included or not. So number ten is also included.
We do that in American English by writing one through ten if the second number is included or one to ten if it isn't. I've learned in these forums that this convention isn't followed in British English.
 
We do that in American English by writing one through ten if the second number is included or one to ten if it isn't. I've learned in these forums that this convention isn't followed in British English.


In BrE I would take "one to ten" as meaning all values including one and ten. If clarification was needed I would say "one to ten inclusive".
 
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