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Different ways to write numbers in different languages
Different ways to write numbers in different languages








different ways to write numbers in different languages

In contrast, in the United States (as well as in other English-speaking countries including Australia, New Zealand, and the UK), the same amount is written as 300.10, using a decimal point. This means, for example, that three hundred euros and ten cents is written as 300,10-with a comma as a decimal marker. In most European countries, a comma is used to separate the integral part of a number from the decimal part. A document that was translated into English from another language may use the number formatting of the source language, no matter how confusing that may seem to a native English speaker. Of course, a document written in English by someone from a country in Europe may have numbers formatted as in English. In brief: Number formatting in Europe Number formatting in Europe: The decimal separatorīefore diving into this topic, I want to clarify that in this article, when I talk about how the decimal separator or thousands separator is used in a country, I’m referring to the language of that country, not to how its residents or citizens format numbers when writing in English.










Different ways to write numbers in different languages