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What is the correct punctuation when writing a mix of numbers and words, when writing a big number?

I'm especially not clear about the hyphens or spaces. Is it for example:

2-thousand euro

or

2 thousand euro

As far as I could find, when writing it all in words there is a space and no hyphen:

two thousand euro

Is the mixed-case the same?

BladorthinTheGrey
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Steeven
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  • I think you are overthinking as it doesn't actually matter. But anyways a good question. I think this link may help you. – Karan Desai Dec 17 '16 at 13:23
  • No punctuation, and you need to pluralize euro. – Mick Dec 17 '16 at 13:26
  • Write Out Numbers Using Words: https://www.thebalance.com/write-numbers-using-words-4083198 –  Dec 17 '16 at 13:30
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    @Mick If you mean the "s" on "euros", both with and without seem fine: http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/13551/%E2%82%AC10-ten-euro-or-ten-euros – Steeven Dec 17 '16 at 13:34
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    @Steeven Ah! Another reason for Brexit. ;-) – Mick Dec 17 '16 at 13:38
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    The fact that you haven't pluralised *euro* implies that you're asking about an attributive noun usage, as in *a two-thousand-euro handbag. In such contexts it's stylistically clumsy to mix figures and words for the "number" component, but you could reasonably write a 2000-euro handbag* or *a 400 pound gorilla*. All elements within an attributive noun are normally linked by hyphens, but not always. – FumbleFingers Dec 17 '16 at 13:58

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My English teacher in school told me to never mix numbers and words together.

But I do it allot in marketing and use capitols like this.

2 Thousand Euros.

This is more of an art than a science and if I was to commit heresy by including a number in a block of text in a story it would be like this.

I went to the gallery today and saw a lovely old painting. The man wanted 2 thousand euros for it, but I was 3 hundred euros short.

Chris
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