Question
The normal temperature of the human body is 36.5C.
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1. thirty two degrees point Celsius
2. thirty-two degrees point Celsius
(Which one is correct? When do we use the hyphen '-'?)
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1. thirty two degrees point Celsius
2. thirty-two degrees point Celsius
(Which one is correct? When do we use the hyphen '-'?)
Answers
Ms. Sue
It should be
thirty-six point five degrees Celsius.
The hyphen is used in all two-word numbers from twenty-one through ninety-nine.
thirty-six point five degrees Celsius.
The hyphen is used in all two-word numbers from twenty-one through ninety-nine.
Reed
The hyphen is used correctly in "thirty-two". One would write out 126 as "one hundred twenty-six", etc.
One would not usually write out the temperature, though. And "thirty-two degrees point..." makes no sense. It's "32 degrees Celsius". The word "point" is only used to indicate a decimal. Point what?
If you begin a sentence with the number, you should write it out: "Thirty-six point five Celsius is the normal temperature of the human body." Inside the sentence, we use the numerals 36.5.
One would not usually write out the temperature, though. And "thirty-two degrees point..." makes no sense. It's "32 degrees Celsius". The word "point" is only used to indicate a decimal. Point what?
If you begin a sentence with the number, you should write it out: "Thirty-six point five Celsius is the normal temperature of the human body." Inside the sentence, we use the numerals 36.5.