Jim Frysinger wrote in USMA 12637:

>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



Hear! Hear!

Joseph B. Reid
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