Punctuation: Which is correct?

2007-06-19 07:27:47

#26

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7038|NYC / Hamburg

thats the one we use here: "10'000.00 CHF" German influenced countries only though I think

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2007-06-19 07:28:57

#27

hate&discontent: USMC 0311 SEMPER FI; +69|6859|USA, MICHIGAN

the 3rd one down is the correct one, but i would let the 5th one slip by.

2007-06-19 08:51:45

#28

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|7098|UK

Fenris_GreyClaw wrote:
10,000.00

2007-06-19 08:56:43

#29

chittydog: less busy; +586|7306|Kubra, Damn it!

Why don't we title this "how do you write numbers where you live" instead, since it obviously differs. We use option #3 in the US and I've also seen it used that way in the UK and most of Asia, but they write it like option #4 in parts of Europe.

2007-06-19 09:05:25

#30

Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6939

Sometimes what happens in IRC ought to stay in IRC.

2007-06-19 09:08:05

#31

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7314|Alberta, Canada

10,000.00

But you aren't supposed to use commas anymore, because if you do, it means that you are separating the entire number.

Like one number is 10, and the other number is 000.00

2007-06-19 09:59:51

#32

Sniper-UK-Ghost: Ice Lolly Maniac; +30|6706|Bristol

Titch2349 wrote:
Me in IRC wrote:
Titch 10,000.00

2007-06-19 10:06:44

#33

DesertFox-: The very model of a modern major general; +796|7155|United States of America

Ryan wrote:
10,000.00

But you aren't supposed to use commas anymore, because if you do, it means that you are separating the entire number.

Like one number is 10, and the other number is 000.00

Bah, that's what semicolons are for.

2007-06-19 10:10:15

#34

Surgeons: U shud proabbly f off u fat prik; +3,097|6960|Gogledd Cymru

jsnipy wrote:
Fenris_GreyClaw wrote:
10,000.00
the three people that voted "10.000,00" :Tayner, surgeon and Heggs

what ? i wasnt on irc today plus its 10,000.00 "," seperate thousands "." seperates decimals, at least it does in PROPER English not that made up crap called "American English"

2007-06-19 10:12:52

#35

jord: Member; +2,382|7149|The North, beyond the wall.

Personally I think the best way to write it so nobody argues is:

Ten Thousand.

2007-06-19 10:15:52

#36

Surgeons: U shud proabbly f off u fat prik; +3,097|6960|Gogledd Cymru

jord wrote:
Personally I think the best way to write it so nobody argues is:

Ten Thousand.

i would send you a pm but your inbox is full, thanks for karma appreciated , your sig is a bit meh ill make you a better one on weekend

2007-06-19 10:20:31

#37

elstonieo: Oil 4 Euros not $$$; +20|6809|EsSeX

In mathematics its 10⁴ or 10000.00 i would NEVER have used any other way in A level or higher maths.

In writing it may be different 10,000.00 or 10000.00

2007-06-19 10:20:50

#38

jord: Member; +2,382|7149|The North, beyond the wall.

surgeon_bond wrote:
jord wrote:
Personally I think the best way to write it so nobody argues is:

Ten Thousand.
i would send you a pm but your inbox is full, thanks for karma appreciated , your sig is a bit meh ill make you a better one on weekend

I deleted some but you could just send me a karma messgae, i do it, it's quicker.

What's wrong with my sig? I haven't been on Photoshop in 4 months. Just having a mess around on it. I think it's great.

2007-06-19 10:26:52

#39

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6964|N. Ireland

10000.00

it makes people think more.

2007-06-19 10:28:22

#40

Andoura: Got loooollllll ?; +853|7109|Montreal, Qc, Canada

10k

2007-06-19 10:30:01

#41

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6964|N. Ireland

also, certainly not that capital w in front of the colon!

2007-06-19 10:30:48

#42

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|7036|Area 51

10,000.00

2007-06-19 10:32:06

#43

Stormscythe: Aiming for the head; +88|7020|EUtopia | Austria

You see, a comma isn't called comma for nothing. In Europe the comma seperates natural numbers from their decimals, i.e. 33,33 = 33.33 in the US. Furthermore, we needn't set a dot every 3 numbers, but we can. In maths it'd be 10000,00 while in financial issues it's rather 10.000,-

Well, now you may ask why we don't use the dot in maths? Quite simple, the dot symbolized a multiplication (and due to the lousy handwriting it may once be higher and the other time lower), as the "x" is used for cross products of vectors. Erhm, yeah, that's it

10,000.00 just looks a little strange to me as the "unimportant" and tiny dot is not as attracting as the "big" comma. And why the hell would one seperate 1000's in America anyways? Your measuring systems are that f00ked up that almost nowhere there is a multiplication by 1000 for the next bigger unit (at least for miles and feet...)

2007-06-19 11:37:40

#44

[PTG]shogun: PS n00b & proud vista user; +44|6903

elstonieo wrote:
In mathematics its 10⁴ or 10000.00 i would NEVER have used any other way in A level or higher maths.

In writing it may be different 10,000.00 or 10000.00

^^

but if i had to it would be 10,000.00 because a comma sibalises a pause in English which makes sence as you say Ten thousand
and the . represents an end of sentence (end of the whole number )

2007-06-19 11:47:24

#45

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7092|London, England

10,000

If there is nothing after the decimal place, only an idiot would include it. Unless you're using it with a number that is to two decimal places. Even then, you don't need to do it for the above number.

2007-06-19 14:07:20

#46

confused: Member; +10|6865|British Columbia

10 000.00 with metric units.

10,000.00 for all non-metric uses.

2007-06-19 15:27:15

#47

theit57: I am THE Frodo Baggins.; +124|6869|6 feet under

it differs coutry by country

ex france= 10.000
USA=10,000

2007-06-19 15:29:49

#48

Miller: IT'S MILLER TIME!; +271|7226|United States of America

I know latin countries use periods where the US uses commas, any version is techinically correct.

2007-06-19 15:30:54

#49

blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|7116

heggs wrote:
Null vote out of spite.

This is only going to turn into a war over the Atlantic. Different countries, different conventions.

yeah I agree good point

2007-06-20 06:39:28

#50

Drax: Paddles/Plane Whore; +28|7032|Australia, NSW

2) 3) and 5) are all correct punctuations of ten thousand

the other options should be read as ten thousand, but bad punctuation for
1) and 6) 1million
4) ten
as '.' is a decimal place at zeros and then the commas should be every three up from that even though theres usually no need for them

10 000,00	3%	3% - 5
10 000.00	3%	3% - 6
10,000.00	78%	78% - 119
10.000,00	7%	7% - 12
10000.00	3%	3% - 5
10000,00	2%	2% - 4
Total: 151

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