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Title: Where's the comma?
Post by: moominsean on July 29, 2010, 01:18:20 AM

As in, I have 1 088 posts...

Title: Re: Where's the comma?
Post by: edthened on July 29, 2010, 02:44:54 AM

Quote from: moominsean on July 29, 2010, 01:18:20 AM

As in, I have 1 088 posts...

Och rat's an oppshinal extra  8)

Title: Re: Where's the comma?
Post by: Ed Wenn on July 29, 2010, 01:37:59 PM

Shocking state of affairs. I'll our 56 person development team onto it straightaway.
 ;D

Anyway, you don't have 1 088 posts...you have 1 089.

 ;D

Title: Re: Where's the comma?
Post by: Francois on July 29, 2010, 04:01:34 PM

Pfew! Sean's been saved from the big 1088 monster by a single post :)
They should write a complete TV series on it  :P

Title: Re: Where's the comma?
Post by: Skorj on July 30, 2010, 01:46:40 AM

SI standard has no comma used as a 1 000 delimiter. Like the simple rule of named units having an upper case abbreviation, it is designed to confabulate Americans and Libyans - those only left as still having 27.4 troy ounces in a ream, and 12 reams to a quart, and 8 1/2 quarts to a furlong, and 16 furlongs to a league, and 4 leagues to a mile...

Enjoy! Skj.

Title: Re: Where's the comma?
Post by: moominsean on July 31, 2010, 06:25:31 AM

So I currently have 1 x 10³ + (93 + x) total posts? With x = future posts.

Or a bit over a kilopost?

I think you need to set up a meeting, Ed. I'll have the paperwork on my desk in the morning, if you value this job.

Title: Re: Where's the comma?
Post by: Ed Wenn on July 31, 2010, 09:53:07 AM

"I'm sorry, but Ed is currently off planet attending an inter-galactic summit on the future of the semi-colon in Martian romantic literature. If your matter is urgent, please address it to one of the other moderators."

Title: Re: Where's the comma?
Post by: Francois on July 31, 2010, 03:04:04 PM

My head hurts...