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Old 08-12-2015, 10:58 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Xist View Post
the rest of the world, they write 1.234.56, and in Candy Crush they write 1 234
56.
I've seen international people on here writing currency directly opposite as Americans i.e.: 1.234,56. For some reason we Americans switched things, I've asked Mrs. Spif about this and she has confirmed it's not just on the internet. She's worked for a company based out of the UK and is now working for a French company and says that she has seen the period and comma switched all the time.

Candy Crush isn't a reference for proper writing rules.

There are books that outline all these rules, MLA handbook comes to mind first but there are others for other accepted writing styles as well. I believe the MLA is the most accepted style.

Niky is correct, no commas are used when writing out a year. When writing a date it should be August 12, 2015. Unless you do the European format 12 August 2015. August 12, 2015 is way I've seen it written most often. Typing August 12, 2,015 looks way too busy, and August 12 2,015 looks even more screwy.

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