In American English a period ( . ) is used as a decimal separator, but there are other places in the world where a comma ( , ) is used.

I would read a quantity of 7.5 as “seven point five” written as-is. But if you use a pause and not a point how do you read the number aloud?

  • blujan@sopuli.xyz
    3·
    6 hours ago

    Add another 1.6% with mexico using . as decimal separator.

    Separator Estimated Population % Primary Regions
    Decimal Point (.) ~70–75% China, India, USA, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Mexico, Japan, UK, Australia.
    Decimal Comma (,) ~20–25% Most of the EU (Germany, France, Italy, Spain), Russia, Brazil, Vietnam, Turkey, and much of South America.
    Other / Arabic (٫) ~5% Middle Eastern countries (Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia) using the Momayyez.