Los@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoUpdate from Lemmy after the Reddit blackoutjoin-lemmy.orgexternal-linkmessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1291arrow-down10cross-posted to: meta@programming.devgeneral@lemmy.cafefreemediaheckyeah@lemmy.fmhy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.mltechnology@midwest.socialtech@kbin.socialreddit@lemmy.mlmain@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1291arrow-down1external-linkUpdate from Lemmy after the Reddit blackoutjoin-lemmy.orgLos@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square98fedilinkcross-posted to: meta@programming.devgeneral@lemmy.cafefreemediaheckyeah@lemmy.fmhy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.mltechnology@midwest.socialtech@kbin.socialreddit@lemmy.mlmain@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarelukini@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoWow they went from 1 user to 27. It feels like way more than 27 people (I’m aware of what they meant, but it’s incorrect in English)
minus-squareSam Vimes@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 year agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_separator
minus-squarelukini@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoYes, every single English speaking country uses a period for decimals. And English Wikipedia requires it in their style guide.
minus-squareDeprecatedCompatV2@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoGermany uses a comma, and you can check this by setting your phone to en_DE.
minus-squarelukini@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoAnd they speak German. I’ll trust the English countries on how to format numbers in English.
Wow they went from 1 user to 27. It feels like way more than 27 people
(I’m aware of what they meant, but it’s incorrect in English)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_separator
Yes, every single English speaking country uses a period for decimals. And English Wikipedia requires it in their style guide.
Germany uses a comma, and you can check this by setting your phone to en_DE.
And they speak German. I’ll trust the English countries on how to format numbers in English.