On Jul 24, 2010, at 7:09 PM, Michael Everson wrote: > On 25 Jul 2010, at 02:02, Bill Poser wrote: > >> As I said, it isn't a huge issue, but scattering the digits makes the >> programming a bit more complex and error-prone and the programs a little >> less efficient. > > But it would still *work*. So my hyperbole was not outrageous. And nobody has > actually scattered them. >
The set of Chinese numerals used in decimal notation is rather spectacularly scattered. (FWIW I'm on the "Yes, it's *very* useful, and yes, it's the way we should do it wherever possible, but no, a formal policy is probably not best" camp.) ===== 井作恆 John H. Jenkins [email protected]
