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[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

But is that true for other units, too? Like miles or kilometers or kilograms or whatever you use

[–] kn33@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, actually. I frequently read a number, then the unit, then re-read the number. Or I read the unit, then the number, skipping around a bit.

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

I personally don't have it that bad but I've similar thoughts about written units. I must admit I do prefer everything working the same and as such think the dollar sign in front is extremely cursed.

I also hate how few people use the ISO 8601 date standard which is super intuitive and machine friendly. And no matter what there is no excuse for the mm.dd.yyyy format.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, that's actually a very good point. Guess I could probably adapt more easily than I was imagining.