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Posted by on July 9, 2009, 7:32 am
On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:33:12 -0600, "Dawne Peterson"
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>"Bruce Fletcher wrote
>> Dawne Peterson wrote:
>>>> --
>>> That's the date in my world too--but it puts me in a definite minority,
>>> along with putting a comma before "and" in a list of things and making a
>>> line through the number 7.
>> Ah, the Oxford comma...
>> --
>Yes. I have no explanation for why exactly, but at some point during my
>four years at geek school, each of these became The Thing We Must Do.
>Dawne
I have always crossed my sevens, I was told it was an 'accounting'
thing to do so that 1s were never mistaken for 7s if written hastily.
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Posted by Lucille on July 9, 2009, 7:41 am
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> On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:33:12 -0600, "Dawne Peterson"
>>"Bruce Fletcher wrote
>>> Dawne Peterson wrote:
>>>>> --
>>>> That's the date in my world too--but it puts me in a definite minority,
>>>> along with putting a comma before "and" in a list of things and making
>>>> a
>>>> line through the number 7.
>>> Ah, the Oxford comma...
>>> --
>>Yes. I have no explanation for why exactly, but at some point during my
>>four years at geek school, each of these became The Thing We Must Do.
>>Dawne
> I have always crossed my sevens, I was told it was an 'accounting'
> thing to do so that 1s were never mistaken for 7s if written hastily.
Like some people crossing Z's, which I think is a European habit. I do
sometimes do that when I write something important to assure that my name
isn't misspelled.
Lucille Z
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Posted by on July 9, 2009, 8:03 am
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>Like some people crossing Z's, which I think is a European habit. I do
>sometimes do that when I write something important to assure that my name
>isn't misspelled.
>Lucille Z
I usually saw that done Switzerland and have a feeling it is a
Teutonic thing.
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Posted by Nancy on July 9, 2009, 8:34 am
On Jul 9, 8:03=EF=BF=BDam, lucretiabor...@fl.it wrote:
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> >Like some people crossing Z's, which I think is a European =EF=BF=BDhabi=
t. =EF=BF=BD I do
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> >Lucille =EF=BF=BDZ
> I usually saw that done Switzerland and have a feeling it is a
> Teutonic thing.
For me it was a "math" habit. Not sure where it came from.
Probably to differeniate from 2's. I still want to cross Z's.
Nancy
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Posted by Bruce Fletcher (remove denture on July 9, 2009, 8:52 am
Nancy wrote:
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> On Jul 9, 8:03�am, lucretiabor...@fl.it wrote:
>> wrote:
>>> Like some people crossing Z's, which I think is a European �habit. � I do
>>> sometimes do that when I write something important to assure that my name
>>> isn't misspelled.
>>> Lucille �Z
>> I usually saw that done Switzerland and have a feeling it is a
>> Teutonic thing.
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> For me it was a "math" habit. Not sure where it came from.
> Probably to differeniate from 2's. I still want to cross Z's.
>
> Nancy
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All is revealed at <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_numerals>
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
"Pieces of 9! pieces of 9!" Parrotty error
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>> Dawne Peterson wrote:
>>>> --
>>> That's the date in my world too--but it puts me in a definite minority,
>>> along with putting a comma before "and" in a list of things and making a
>>> line through the number 7.
>> Ah, the Oxford comma...
>> --
>Yes. I have no explanation for why exactly, but at some point during my
>four years at geek school, each of these became The Thing We Must Do.
>Dawne