commander@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoValve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square199fedilinkarrow-up1571arrow-down14cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.senews@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
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minus-squarericdeh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·6 days agoIt is called a decimal separator. Should be obvious why languages that use a point for it would call it “decimal point”. Other languages refer to it as comma.
minus-squareGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoIt really bugged me until I realize it basically means 919 euros AND 0 cents. Whereas in North America we basically would say $919.99 meaning $919 dollars and 99% of a dollar.
It is called a decimal separator. Should be obvious why languages that use a point for it would call it “decimal point”. Other languages refer to it as comma.
It really bugged me until I realize it basically means 919 euros AND 0 cents.
Whereas in North America we basically would say $919.99 meaning $919 dollars and 99% of a dollar.