tetris11@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 day ago"1.32 MB" Is that pronounced, "one-point-three-two" megabytes, or "one-point-thirty-two" megabytes?message-squaremessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down13
arrow-up165arrow-down1message-square"1.32 MB" Is that pronounced, "one-point-three-two" megabytes, or "one-point-thirty-two" megabytes?tetris11@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 day agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squarereattach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 hours agoInteresting - is there a point at which you’d switch to saying individual digits? Like if you’re listing eight digits of pi, is it still three point fourteen million, one hundred fifty-nine thousand, two hundred sixty-five?
minus-squareBlisterexe@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 hours agoThere doesnt seem to be a hard line, but at some point, yes. If i had to i’d put it i’d pur it once you get past the millions. But theres also people who say it like people in english. It might be a regional thing. Tell you what, i’ll ask around today and see what people say.
Interesting - is there a point at which you’d switch to saying individual digits? Like if you’re listing eight digits of pi, is it still three point fourteen million, one hundred fifty-nine thousand, two hundred sixty-five?
There doesnt seem to be a hard line, but at some point, yes. If i had to i’d put it i’d pur it once you get past the millions.
But theres also people who say it like people in english. It might be a regional thing.
Tell you what, i’ll ask around today and see what people say.