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

[Jan Schneider]

Zitat von Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>:

> 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(-)
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>> 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>

Interesting, so it's similar like in German, where you usually spell  
out any numbers with a single syllable, i.e. anything up to twelve. I  
had expected English is lazier, as usual ;)
-- 
Jan Schneider
The Horde Project
http://www.horde.org/