@tetris11@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 7 days ago"1.32 MB" Is that pronounced, "one-point-three-two" megabytes, or "one-point-thirty-two" megabytes?message-square68fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down14
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 • 7 days agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-square@reattach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 days 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-square@Blisterexe@lemmy.ziplinkfedilink2•6 days 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.