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Letter: One man's comma…

Published 24 July 2013

From Rachel Cave

Hugh Lawton and Marc Smith-Evans may unwittingly be indulging in cultural imperialism when talking about download progress figures of “4,100%” and “9,800%” for MacKeeper software (Feedback, 22 June). Where someone in the UK or US sees a thousands separator, a few hundred million in mainland Europe see a decimal point.

Galway, Ireland

Issue no. 2927 published 27 July 2013

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