Re: Billion and other internationalization items (was Appendixes vs. Annexes)
Subject: RE: Appendixes vs. Annexes
From: Mark Overton <Mark -dot- Overton -at- Sedgemoor -dot- gov -dot- uk>
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Another example - International English<snip>
generally uses the American billion (1,000,000,000) as opposed to the
British (1,000,000,000,000), which is becoming less and less common.
That is true and it may be an issue during internationalization.
For example, the German billion corresponds to the British one.
American billion 1,000,000,000
English billion 1,000,000,000,000
German billion 1 000 000 000 000 (empty space as separator)
(In other countries and languages, it may be different.)
Another item:
In Germany, 1,000=1.000=1
Comma is usually the decimal separator to separate the integers, but more and more also the dot is accepted, due to computer applications and calculators using dots.
A common misunderstanding is the writing of the seven and of the one. A handwritten German "1" is very often understood as "7" in the USA and vice versa. The "1" is written as "|" in the USA, and the "7" is written similar to the printed "1"
Best regards
Bernd
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