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It is not EU vs US. Countries have different norms. In France for instance the thousand separator is a simple space, no comma or dot. And the reason for the com
by mijamo 4y ago
It is not EU vs US. Countries have different norms. In France for instance the thousand separator is a simple space, no comma or dot.
And the reason for the comma instead of the dot comes from mathematics to avoid confusion with the multiplication sign · when writing.
- frosted-flakes 4y agoCanada also uses a space as a thousands separator, while English Canada uses a decimal point and French Canada uses a decimal comma. The use of a space as a thousands separator is explicitly to reduce confusion and ambiguity.
- Terretta 4y ago> the reason for the comma instead of the dot comes from mathematics to avoid confusion with the multiplication sign · when writing I've heard that, but I think it's trying to back into a rationale since it makes no sense, people do multiply by 3 digit numbers. FWIW, when I was in grade school in France, no, we didn't separate thousands by space. Then again, my school was on the border with Switzerland, so *shrug* who knows!?!