To be a purist for a moment--except for colloquial usage, 1.80 should
never be spoken as "one point eight". That ignores the trailing zero,
which is a significant digit by implication. Yes, it is the least
significant digit, but it is nonetheless significant.
Jim
On Friday 04 May 2001 1431, Bill Potts wrote:
> Madan:
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> You're absolutely correct.
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> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of M R
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> > For ex - 1.80 should be pronounced as "one point eight
> > zero" or just "one point eight" and not "one point
> > eighty".
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