Call me a cynic...
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puggit

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49,397 posts

269 months

Friday 28th May 2004
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But the mytyres.co.uk banner ad states:

Over 450.000 cutomers rely on us.

Now... is this 450 000 or 450 customers?

JohnL

1,763 posts

286 months

Friday 28th May 2004
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You're a cynic

FourWheelDrift

91,617 posts

305 months

Friday 28th May 2004
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JohnL said:
You're a cynic


Now then, don't be cynical.

gt5s_1985

703 posts

277 months

Friday 28th May 2004
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Depends on where you are reading that from. If you read it from the US or the UK, then they have 450 customers. If you are reading it from Europe (or at least France or Spain) then they've got 450000 customers...

Or, you're just cynical

PetrolTed

34,461 posts

324 months

Friday 28th May 2004
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The ad was prepared by a German design agency. We're part of Europe now you know. We need to get with the programme.

puggit

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Friday 28th May 2004
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docevi1

10,430 posts

269 months

Friday 28th May 2004
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PetrolTed said:
The ad was prepared by a German design agency. We're part of Europe now you know. We need to get with the programme.


Does that mean we are losing the comma to seperate numbers Ted, or is that scarcasm?

beano500

20,854 posts

296 months

Friday 28th May 2004
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Ah german thinking, eh?

Measure down to 1/1000th of a customer - that's accuracy for you! Just as well I'm going for a "Wagner-Waggon" meself!

JohnL

1,763 posts

286 months

Friday 28th May 2004
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docevi1 said:

PetrolTed said:
The ad was prepared by a German design agency. We're part of Europe now you know. We need to get with the programme.



Does that mean we are losing the comma to seperate numbers Ted, or is that scarcasm?


Most european countries use a . instead of a , to seperate thousands. And yes, they also use a , instead of a . for a decimal place.

Sometimes - I've seen it in Switzerland - the thousands are shown in a smaller font with no . or , Don't know how to show it here.

Bodo

12,442 posts

287 months

Friday 28th May 2004
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docevi1 said:

PetrolTed said:
The ad was prepared by a German design agency. We're part of Europe now you know. We need to get with the programme.



Does that mean we are losing the comma to seperate numbers Ted, or is that scarcasm?
Ze continentals use the point instead of the comma, and the comma to seperate decimals.
scarecasm