> At 08:34 20.02.2004 -0800, you wrote: > >On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 06:19:20AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] enlightened us > >thusly > > > For those of you in Europe: Is there some sort of formalized > > > convention on the usage of a comma to separate integers from decimals > > > in a number? I wonder if it has something to do with using SI units. > > > I say this because I have a digital caliper that when switched to > > > millimeters, it changes the decimal point to a comma. > > > > > Here in the US as you know it is more prevalent the use of the decimal > > > point and the comma to separate the thousands, as in $1,000.00 I can > > > see the practicality of using a decimal comma as it is less probable > > > to be a printing mistake compared to the decimal point. This must be > > > a pain to Casio making different calculators for the US and Europe. > > > By the way, I am a metric freak, which my AutoCAD friends here at work > > > do not appreciate, however I can't see myself going to the decimal > > > comma. It just seems unnatural, like driving on the left side of the > > > road (joke by the way). -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >Yes, I think this is what you are looking for: > > > >Ireland uses the standard English convention, and from what you say, the > >US also copies that. The English had it first, you know. > > > >The rest of Europe, driving on the right, and doing other logical > >things, swaps the full stops, and commas. As long as we all read the > >numberts left to right no real confusion results. AFAIK, it's �1,000.00 > >in Ireland, but �1.000,00 in Germany, France, etc. > > Yet another case, we in Switzerland use 1'000.00 > THIS is of course the only right way ;-))))
Edi, I configured my Win2k here to use the single quote character (apostrophe) as thousand-separator; so I avoid confusing thousand-separator with decimal point or decimal comma. AFAIK Italians uses decimal comma too (virgola). Another point of confusion in correspondence between countries/cultures is the writing of date and the various separator characters used. Here also Windows could be configured to avoid misunderstanding between english (GB, USA, Asia) and german language by using date format like dd.MMM.yyyy or dd- MMM-yyyy. Abbreviation of month's names in both languages is nearly the same, at least cannot be muddled. //Alois > > Edi > > > >We all recognize diversity and each other's existence, so no problems > >result. You just learn to stop thinking that there is only one right way > >-- > > > > With best Regards, > > > > > > Declan Moriarty. > >-- > >Author: Declan Moriarty > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Fat City Hosting, San Diego, California -- http://www.fatcity.com > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > >to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > >the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L > >(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > >also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > + IH electronic + Phone: ++41 52 320 90 00 + > + Edi Im Hof + Fax: ++41 52 320 90 04 + > + Doernlerstrasse 1, Sulz + URL: http://www.ihe.ch + > + CH-8544 Rickenbach-Attikon + E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] + > + Switzerland + + > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > -- > Author: Edi Im Hof > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Hosting, San Diego, California -- http://www.fatcity.com > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Alois Bauer WORK Microwave GmbH Raiffeisenstr. 12, D-83607 Holzkirchen, Germany Tel. {+49} (0)8024-6408-0 / FAX (0)8024-640840 -- Author: Alois Bauer INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Hosting, San Diego, California -- http://www.fatcity.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
