At 17:34 98/09/02 +0200, Bert Bos wrote: > I prefer a half-space between the thousands. That way I can't be > confused by the difference between commas and periods, and I find it > even easier to read than the dot (even though I learned the dot in > school). A half-space is definitely very nice. In Switzerland, there is another convention: An apostrophe, as in 2'000'000,000. That avoids confusion. Regards, Martin.Received on Wednesday, 2 September 1998 20:49:33 GMT
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