RE: Standards of converting to metrics

[Chris Gooch <chris -dot- gooch -at- lightworkdesign -dot- com>]

Joe Hauglie wrote some sage advice and also this:

++
Note that metrics characteristically use a comma instead of a dot to
indicate the decimal point.
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This is not really true. What is true is that French people
(and I think Italians, Spanish and others) use "," instead of
"." in decimals. British, Australian, and scientists in the US,
do not, they use ".", whether the decimals they are writing
are to do with miles, kilometres, furlongs, watts, or elephants.

So it's not a metric/us measurement thing, but a how do you
write decimals in certain countries thing.

hth
Chris.

Christopher Gooch, Technical Author
LightWork Design, Sheffield, UK.
www.lightworkdesign.com



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