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-squaretetris11@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day agoNo that’s interesting, I was wondering if there was a cultural divide. Thirty two sounds so alien to me, but I heard it in a Nerdstalgic video and wondered if it was an American thing
minus-squareBlisterexe@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-21 day agoDefinitely, in frech itd be un point trente-deux mégaoctets or 1.32mo edit: forgot not everyone speaks french, the french version is one point thirty-two
minus-squarereattach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 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.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoSwedish would do the same as french, en komma trettitvå. Potentially some military would splice it up en komma tre två.
No that’s interesting, I was wondering if there was a cultural divide.
Thirty two sounds so alien to me, but I heard it in a Nerdstalgic video and wondered if it was an American thing
Definitely, in frech itd be un point trente-deux mégaoctets or 1.32mo
edit: forgot not everyone speaks french, the french version is one point thirty-two
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.
oh interesting!
Swedish would do the same as french, en komma trettitvå. Potentially some military would splice it up en komma tre två.
same in denmark!