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I know what you mean, I had to unlearn the Dutch way of writing numbers when I moved to the US because almost no-one could read them. It's not just the 8 though
by melvinmt 11y ago
I know what you mean, I had to unlearn the Dutch way of writing numbers when I moved to the US because almost no-one could read them. It's not just the 8 though, the 1's, 4's, 7's and 9's are also quite different, at least with my handwriting.
- astrange 11y ago7 having a line through it is common in Europe and the UK, but totally unheard of in the USA. Do you write Z with a line through it? My British family does.
- pjlegato 11y ago7 with a line through it is unusual in the US, but not totally unheard of. Z with a line through it is quite common in mathematics in the US (to prevent confusion with the number 2.) Many people who do a lot of math carry the dash over to Zs in general.
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- grimman 11y agoSwedish here, I write Z with the line, as well as the number 7. My first teacher was ancient even in the 90s, so that may have something to do with it?