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POLL: How to Write Scales

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mandt2 Inactive Member writes:

I believe that according the Chicago Manual of style it should go like this.

His figures are 15 mm. (with a space)

But if you use it as an adjective it should go like this:

That is a 15-mm figure.

Screw it. I just wish that people who post pics of minis here would include the scale, any scale, period.

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VOTING RESULTS
AnswerVotes%Chart
no opinion
17
11%
bar of chart
15mm
114
73%
bar of chart
15:mm
0
0%
 
15 mm
16
10%
bar of chart
15 MM
2
1%
bar of chart
other (explain)
7
4%
bar of chart
'15'mm
0
0%
 
15'mm
0
0%
 
15/mm
0
0%
 
15MM
0
0%
 
POLL IS CLOSED
POLL DESCRIPTION
Which syntax is correct?

Poll set up by Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian, based on this pre-poll discussion.