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Sentence #455855

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blay_paul blay_paul September 4, 2010 September 4, 2010 at 12:09:55 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I think that should be 2,000 in English, not 2.000.

lukaszpp lukaszpp September 4, 2010 September 4, 2010 at 12:21:58 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

The question is: what does it mean?
two-point-zero-zero-zero?
two thousand?
Maybe better would be 2 000? Or 2'000? Or just 2000?

blay_paul blay_paul September 4, 2010 September 4, 2010 at 1:20:47 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

(Corrected version)

> two-point-zero-zero-zero?

Almost certainly not. I don't know of any currencies that DON'T have two digits after the point.

> Maybe better would be 2 000? Or 2'000? Or just 2000?

The last would be OK. The second isn't used in English. Personally, I don't like the first but it might be acceptable.

lukaszpp lukaszpp September 4, 2010 September 4, 2010 at 2:18:32 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

The first would be good in longer, the second is "colloquial", the third I think is the best.

Shishir Shishir September 4, 2010 September 4, 2010 at 2:28:41 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

And what about 2,000? Wouldn't this be the best option?

blay_paul blay_paul September 4, 2010 September 4, 2010 at 2:35:20 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

> Wouldn't this be the best option?

I think so, and that's what I suggested in the first place.

lukaszpp lukaszpp September 4, 2010 September 4, 2010 at 2:36:29 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I think either 2.000 or 2,000 suggests two point zero-zero-zero. Two versions 2 000 and 2000 leaves no doubt that we mean two thousand, not two-point-zero. As 2 000 is useful for large numbers such as 234 235 144 234, there is no use to do so in 2000.

blay_paul blay_paul September 4, 2010 September 4, 2010 at 2:44:46 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

> I think either 2.000 or 2,000 suggests two point zero-zero-zero.

NOT in English. In English 2,000 = Two thousand, 2.000 = 2. It's really quite simple.

lukaszpp lukaszpp September 4, 2010 September 4, 2010 at 3:49:23 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Ok, so I've changed just as you suggested.

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I'll charge you 2000 pesetas /It'll cost you 2000 pesetas.

added by TRANG, August 8, 2010

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linked by Shishir, August 31, 2010

It'll cost you 2000 pesetas.

edited by lukaszpp, September 4, 2010

It'll cost you 2.000 pesetas.

edited by lukaszpp, September 4, 2010

linked by lukaszpp, September 4, 2010

It'll cost you 2,000 pesetas.

edited by lukaszpp, September 4, 2010

It'll cost you 2000 pesetas.

edited by lukaszpp, September 4, 2010

It'll cost you 2,000 pesetas.

edited by lukaszpp, September 4, 2010

linked by Alois, December 28, 2010