Always spell out the unit of measurement. Do not use the symbol or acronym.
Examples
- Percent, not %
- Degrees, not °
- Fahrenheit, not F
- He got an 89 percent on his exam
- It feels like 100 degrees
- What's the Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion?
- Twenty feet
- It’s about five centimeters
- I weigh 135 pounds
- It was two pounds
- How many ounces are in a pound?
- I was driving five miles per hour
- I was driving 20 miles per hour