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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz to c/standardization
 

Can we please just use a space for thousands and something else for decimals? Use a comma, point, hedgehog emoji ๐Ÿฆ” or whatever happens to be traditional in your country, but please make sure it will never ever be confused with a thousands separator.

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[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I suggest using ๐Ÿ˜Ž as the thousands separator.

[โ€“] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

That would be pretty cool.

We solved it in Hungary by absolutely not having a thousands separator. At least not officially. A couple of people and systems use space, but most of the people doesn't separate thousands at all. The decimal separator is a dot.

[โ€“] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This is actually a killer bargain. ยข59 gets you 40 Robux, while โ‚ฌ240 only gets you 22.5 Robux.

[โ€“] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, the โ‚ฌ/ROB curve is pretty wild.

[โ€“] glaber@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Space as thousands separator for the win!

[โ€“] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 8 months ago

Clearly the best solution.