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ADN, Le IA (AI).. sounds like Lea, but, 'Internet', not, l'internet. One of the worst is the United Nations.. l'On U ... i'm not even sure that's it, but that's what it sounds like. Bike brakes the wrong way round, but motor bikes standard. decimal points instead of commas, so 1.99 one pound 99pence is 1,99 .. This has left me confused as to what I actually grew up with, a check reveals n US and UK English, 1,99 is written as 1.99, using a point (decimal separator) and no comma for the thousands separator because the number is less than 1,000. In many European and other international contexts (e.g., France, Germany, Spain), it is written as 1,99, using a comma as the decimal separator. The comma is also the standard decimal separator in the International System of Units (SI) for non-English publications, while English SI publications use a point. AI-generated answer. Please verify critical facts. I do actually prefer the continental way, but, let's not get started on azerty keyboards/ or tables de tennis, or talkie walkies ... no not walky talkies, talky walkies, because...

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French health service non rioting news. I phoned to make a RDV yesterday for an IRM, ... [more]	LP12	14:03:37
>> Those crazy French acronyms......[more]	Free Thinking Doggie	14:25:32
>> IRM - MRI	LP12	15:27:12
>> Always want to have something different to protect against English taking over.	Denc 🗡	14:40:28
>> The reversed text on the spines of the books amuses me. Always have to be ... [more]	Free Thinking Doggie	14:45:51
>> ADN, Le IA (AI).. sounds like Lea, but, 'Internet', not, l'internet. ...[more]	LP12	15:23:55
>> The one lifetime habit I acquired from my years in France was writing 7 ... [more]	Denc 🗡	15:27:41
>> Funny that as this morning I noticed on my desk pad was written a number ... [more]	Free Thinking Doggie	18:12:47
>> same here but oddly always have done. I do have an issue with the style ... [more]	LP12	15:38:09
>> Both of my parents had wonderful hand writing. Me, it’s a horrible ... [more]	Denc 🗡	15:43:41

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