[dev] [commits] Horde branch master updated. 3278fd1734619252b8b9587b165522ccbf521654

Michael M Slusarz slusarz at horde.org
Wed Aug 29 14:49:35 UTC 2012


Quoting Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>:

> commit a6667bb59638218b0f261d274e46e49b3578ae1e
> Author: Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>
> Date:   Wed Aug 29 15:58:48 2012 +0200
>
>     I guess this is uncommon in written English beyond "third".
>
>  horde/docs/RELEASE_NOTES |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> http://git.horde.org/horde-git/-/commit/a6667bb59638218b0f261d274e46e49b3578ae1e

<arcane English discussion>
No it's not.  In fact in any sort of somewhat-formal writing (e.g.  
Chicago Style), it is expected that all numbers below a certain  
threshold - normally 100 and below - are spelled out.

http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/CMS_FAQ/Numbers/Numbers19.html
</arcane English discussion>

michael

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