Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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Teresa

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December 15, 2011

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How do I write out .25% ?

  • December 15, 2011, 4:12pm

25% equals 0.25. If they mean quarter percent then spell it "quarter percent" or "one-fourth percent." Not sure how to transcribe 0.25% in which both the decimal and percent sign are redundant, as only one is necessary if of course they mean 1/4 percent or 25% if unless they do mean "one-fourth of one percent" which would be rather uncommon.