I *think* the rule is that you're supposed to spell out small numbers, but you don't have to type "one thousand four hundred forty six" <g>

So yeah, I think I'd go with "seven" years. And for prose, you'd probably better spell out pounds and ounces.

Any grammar experts out there? smile

PJ

"You told me you weren't like other men," she said, shaking her head at him when the storm of laughter had passed.
He grinned at her - a goofy, Clark Kent kind of a grin. "I have a gift for understatement."
"You can say that again," she told him.
"I have a...."
"Oh, shut up."

--Stardust, Caroline K