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From: Peter Hermann <ica2ph@sinus.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de>
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Subject: Re: decimal separator (international?
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:48:31 +0000 (UTC)
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In comp.lang.ada Frank J. Lhota <NOSPAM.Lhota.adarose@verizon.net> wrote:
> "Bj?rn Persson" <spam-away@nowhere.nil> wrote in message 
> news:REsgd.7419$d5.63018@newsb.telia.net...
> Peter Hermann wrote:
> > I suppose you can talk about gibipounds and tebidollars if you like, but 

wrong: Peter Hermann (me) did not write this.
I simply pointed to possible confusion. 
(and has been misunderstood ;-)

> Actually, wouldn't life be simpler if everyone used 16 as their number base?

I would like the octal system.
If we only were Mickey Mice with 4 fingers/hand
we had no conversion problems :-)

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