Notice to all clients using comma decimals

Jonny69 · 06-06-2008, 10:59

Notice to all clients:

We are sick of you using commas for decimals in your numbers. Commas are for a short pause or break during a sentence, not for decimal points in numbers. They are called decimal places for a reason. Using commas for decimal points causes us nothing but grief. We invented them and it's our product, we are right. Well actually the Arabs invented them.

I have worked out an alternative, from now on you shall not use any decimal places at all and you will round all numbers up. This will have the following positive effects: 1) you will appear to increase your income because everything will be rounded up and 2) you will over value and over-inflate your currency against the Pound.

Once your currency is suitably devalued due to your incompentent runaway inflation you will realise just how worthless you are and that Britain is great. You will return to a farming living with some kind of feudal system and we will crush you on our regular crusades as we have done in the past.

Regards

Jon

Chuckles · 06-06-2008, 12:31

They are pretty useful actually. The make it easier to see what a large number is

Admiral Huddy · 06-06-2008, 14:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by starscream

They are pretty useful actually. The make it easier to see what a large number is

yep, and in banking terms, there is no such thing as a decimal.. It's refered to as Spot i.e. 1200.10 = One thousand, two hundred spot 10.

Darrin · 06-06-2008, 14:31

I do hope you're talking about something like one hundred sixty quid and thirty five pence being written as 160.35 versus 160,35. Because if you're talking about the comma in four thousand three hundred and twenty one quid being written 4,321.00 then I'll have to argue a small point with you...

Jonny69 · 06-06-2008, 14:54

Not the commas that are used to break up the number, I'm talking about using a comma instead of a decimal point like those filthy sausage eating, cabbage pickling, VW driving Germans.

Ze Germans write 1,000,000.00 like this: 1.000.000,00

It's nonsense. They should be invaded and their capitalistic rights taken away from them. Then the Russians can march in and finish the job.

killerkebab · 07-06-2008, 16:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by (Rubber) Johnny69

Ze Germans write 1,000,000.00 like this: 1.000.000,00

Are you sure they don't write it 1 000 000,00? At least that is how it was in my Maths lessons in France back in my old secondary school.

That said, I used to write 1 000 000.00 and didn't get marked down or anything. Hand written it doesn't make a difference, however I agree that in a computer program it starts to create problems.

Flibster · 06-06-2008, 19:57

They royally bugger up CSV files too.

Mark · 06-06-2008, 20:02

Most european countries (certainly eurozone countries) use , as a decimal, so in european terms we're somewhat outnumbered.

lostkat · 06-06-2008, 20:36

All of our drawings in millimeters have a , instead of the .

Inches have .'s

Jonny69 · 06-06-2008, 20:45

No-one is going to justify this to me. Foreigners are stupid.

Foreign accountants that use our software are the stupidest. I thought to be an accountant you had to be clever?

06-06-2008, 10:59	#1
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Notice to all clients using comma decimals Notice to all clients: We are sick of you using commas for decimals in your numbers. Commas are for a short pause or break during a sentence, not for decimal points in numbers. They are called decimal places for a reason. Using commas for decimal points causes us nothing but grief. We invented them and it's our product, we are right. Well actually the Arabs invented them. I have worked out an alternative, from now on you shall not use any decimal places at all and you will round all numbers up. This will have the following positive effects: 1) you will appear to increase your income because everything will be rounded up and 2) you will over value and over-inflate your currency against the Pound. Once your currency is suitably devalued due to your incompentent runaway inflation you will realise just how worthless you are and that Britain is great. You will return to a farming living with some kind of feudal system and we will crush you on our regular crusades as we have done in the past. Regards Jon __________________

06-06-2008, 12:31	#2
Chuckles '09 sexual conquests: 4.5 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,075	They are pretty useful actually. The make it easier to see what a large number is __________________

06-06-2008, 14:31	#4
Darrin Dirteh Kitteh Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hiding out in Mormon Country Posts: 1,629	I do hope you're talking about something like one hundred sixty quid and thirty five pence being written as 160.35 versus 160,35. Because if you're talking about the comma in four thousand three hundred and twenty one quid being written 4,321.00 then I'll have to argue a small point with you... __________________ A bullet may have your name on it, but shrapnel is addressed "to whom it may concern".

06-06-2008, 14:54	#5
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Not the commas that are used to break up the number, I'm talking about using a comma instead of a decimal point like those filthy sausage eating, cabbage pickling, VW driving Germans. Ze Germans write 1,000,000.00 like this: 1.000.000,00 It's nonsense. They should be invaded and their capitalistic rights taken away from them. Then the Russians can march in and finish the job. __________________

06-06-2008, 19:57	#7
Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	They royally bugger up CSV files too. __________________

06-06-2008, 20:02	#8
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Most european countries (certainly eurozone countries) use , as a decimal, so in european terms we're somewhat outnumbered.

06-06-2008, 20:36	#9
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	All of our drawings in millimeters have a , instead of the . Inches have .'s __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

06-06-2008, 20:45	#10
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	No-one is going to justify this to me. Foreigners are stupid. Foreign accountants that use our software are the stupidest. I thought to be an accountant you had to be clever? __________________

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