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Subject:Re: U.S. vs Global Punctuation From:"David M. Brown" <dmbrown -at- BROWN-INC -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 10 Sep 1998 20:18:19 -0700
Doug Parr wrote:
>
> Can someone please tell me what is U.S. punctuation and what is
> global punctuation?
How about dates, decimal numbers, and money? I'd be surprised if
there was a "global" format, but some formats are decidedly different
from their U.S. counterparts.
> And can someone else please tell me what was the correct
> answer to her question?
I'd say your answer was perfect.
> She scheduled an interview with me.
See?
--David
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