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

[Michael M Slusarz]

Quoting Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>:

> 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(-)
>>>
>>> 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 ;)

Well... what I wrote is true if you subscribe to the Chicago Manual of  
Style.  It's not an English "rule".  But The Chicago style is  
generally adopted/used for formal writing (e.g. legal, academic), at  
least in the US, so it's a more than reasonable selection for style  
usage.

michael

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Michael Slusarz [slusarz at horde.org]