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[edit] Comma after name but before Jr. & Sr.

Q. John Smith Jr. or John Smith, Jr.? John Smith III or John Smith, III?

A. Traditionally, it would be John Smith, Jr., and John Smith III. But beginning with the fourteenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style (1993), the recommendation is to use no commas in either case (see paragraph 6.49 of the fifteenth edition):

John Smith Jr.

But please note that within text, if you decide to use the more traditional comma before Jr. or Sr., the function of the comma is to set off these abbreviations, so an additional comma is needed after the abbreviation if the sentence continues (as in my first sentence above).

Chicago Manual of Style

Jr., Sr., I, and II

Use only with full name. Commas are no longer required around Jr. and Sr. If commas are used, however, they should be both before and after.

Iowa State

A comma before the Jr. or Sr. in a proper name is not necessary: "Martin Luther King Jr."

Gustavus College

[edit] Numerals

As a general rule, spell out numbers from one through nine. Use numerals for all others.

The U.S. Senate welcomed nine new members.

BUT

There are 100 U.S. senators from 50 states.

McGraw-Hill

In general, numbers 10 and higher appear as numerals; nine and lower are written out. There are exceptions: elements of time, distance, ratios, and percentages always appear as numerals, unless at the start of a sentence. Use a percentage sign unless at the start of a sentence: It was chosen by 6% of the respondents. But: Six percent chose Wheaties.