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minus-square@reddig33linkEnglish13•2 months agoHow many of the comma countries use the word for “point” when reading the decimal?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•1 month agoDutch doesn’t, why would anyone write a comma but say “point”? Nul komma nul
minus-squaremasterofn001linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-21 month agoThe ~ value for pi would be said: “Three point one four.” $3.14/$3,14 =“three fourteen” In Canada
minus-square@calcopirituslinkEnglish9•1 month agoWhy would we say that? There’s a comma, we say comma. Otherwise would be confusing.
minus-square@reddig33linkEnglish3•1 month agoThere’s a period in English, but we don’t say period. We say point. I was wondering about French because they also have the word “point”, but looking it up they say “and” or sometimes “comma”.
minus-square@calcopirituslinkEnglish4•1 month agoA point is a dot though. Isn’t it? In spanish “punto” means “dot”. It probably comes from latin.
How many of the comma countries use the word for “point” when reading the decimal?
Dutch doesn’t, why would anyone write a comma but say “point”?
Nul komma nul
None?
The ~ value for pi would be said: “Three point one four.”
$3.14/$3,14 =“three fourteen”
In Canada
Why would we say that?
There’s a comma, we say comma. Otherwise would be confusing.
There’s a period in English, but we don’t say period. We say point.
I was wondering about French because they also have the word “point”, but looking it up they say “and” or sometimes “comma”.
A point is a dot though. Isn’t it? In spanish “punto” means “dot”. It probably comes from latin.
In portuguese point and period are the same word “ponto”