Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoThe floppy disk refused to die in Japan - laws that forced the continued use of floppies have finally hit the chopping blockwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square110linkfedilinkarrow-up1578arrow-down15cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1573arrow-down1external-linkThe floppy disk refused to die in Japan - laws that forced the continued use of floppies have finally hit the chopping blockwww.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square110linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareWildPalmTree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoUpvoted because proper’ish use of 10 and one. :)
minus-squareSagifurius@lemm.eeBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIs there another way to express it except : ?
minus-squarepsud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years ago10 to 1. Many style guides require numbers lower than 10 to be spelt out. Many people think that what style guides say is “correct”
minus-squarepsud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThat’s fine. Spelled vs spelt is different regionally in the UK. I was taught “spelled”, I say it as spelled, but more often than not I type it spelt because it’s easier on a glass keyboard
minus-squareSagifurius@lemm.eeBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoOh. Yeah I’ve never read a style guide.
Upvoted because proper’ish use of 10 and one. :)
Is there another way to express it except : ?
10 to 1. Many style guides require numbers lower than 10 to be spelt out. Many people think that what style guides say is “correct”
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That’s fine. Spelled vs spelt is different regionally in the UK. I was taught “spelled”, I say it as spelled, but more often than not I type it spelt because it’s easier on a glass keyboard
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Oh. Yeah I’ve never read a style guide.