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TB CommuniCAT
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캐나다
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May 5, 2014

Hi,

I know that in French we normally replace a period with a comma. For example, 1,50$ instead of $1.50

But, what would you do in this case?

SECTION 3 : Composition/informations sur les composants

3.1.

Would you leave it as a period or would you write 3,1. (comma).

Thanks in advance!
 
philgoddard
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Are you talking about translation from French to English? May 5, 2014

In that case, the answer is 3.1. English doesn't use commas in this way.
 
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Comma or period May 5, 2014

Sorry for the confusion.

I meant English to French.

Would you write section 3.1. in French or 3,1.

Thanks!
 
Sheila Wilson
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I'm a little confused too May 5, 2014

Like Phil,I assumed you must be wanting to know what to do in English.

As an English native speaker maybe I'm not the one to comment, but I would have thought that "I know that in French we normally replace a period with a comma" is a rather misleading thing to say. You replace the English decimal point with a comma, certainly, but there's many a period (or full-stop) that doesn't get replaced.
 
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Comma or period May 5, 2014

I am really sorry. Let me re-phrase it. Please choose the correct answer. How would you write section 3.1. in FRENCH:

A) section 3.1.
B) section 3,1.

Thank you
 
Victoria Britten
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Period: 3.1 May 5, 2014

Maybe your confusion comes from the fact that we would say this as "three point one", just as we might say "three point one four one five nine..." for pi. However, in the case of pi the numbers after the point are decimal fractions - tenths, hundredths and so on - for which usage French does indeed use a comma, whereas when numbering paragraphs the number after the point just designates one in a series of sub-sections.

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Maybe your confusion comes from the fact that we would say this as "three point one", just as we might say "three point one four one five nine..." for pi. However, in the case of pi the numbers after the point are decimal fractions - tenths, hundredths and so on - for which usage French does indeed use a comma, whereas when numbering paragraphs the number after the point just designates one in a series of sub-sections.

(Edits for details)

[Edited at 2014-05-05 20:23 GMT] ▲ Collapse
 
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Thank you May 5, 2014

Thanks for the clarification!
 


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