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how do you say '3.0'?

If it's software releases it's "dot"
If it's mechanical (like an engine) or measurements it's "point"

*Exception is Window 3.1. That was "point".
 
Originally posted by: Lonyo
Originally posted by: Injury
Originally posted by: Toasthead
I guess it depends on what your talking about. for GPA its point. for software release its dot
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I still say "point" for software.
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Same.
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Originally posted by: Turin39789
windows three one


windows three one one
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hmm, sometimes I do this too. Just skip using the decimal at all and just use the numbers. Works if your talking to people that all obviously know its a point release you're discussing.

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Originally posted by: Turin39789
windows three one
windows three one one
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windows 31? 311? never heard of those versions before. You dropped a "." there, big guy. This kind of dropping the decimal can and does lead to all kinds of confusion especially to those that do not know the subject as well as some of us might.
 
I say three. I'm not going to waste my time on a decimal if it doesn't change the number.

If you had said 3.2, then I would say three point two. Always point. Dot is silly and period is just stupid.
 
Originally posted by: jaqie
Originally posted by: Turin39789
windows three one
windows three one one
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windows 31? 311? never heard of those versions before. You dropped a "." there, big guy. This kind of dropping the decimal can and does lead to all kinds of confusion especially to those that do not know the subject as well as some of us might.
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well, this is where a little common sense helps.

if it was 31 or 311, I'd say thirty-one or three hundred eleven, or some variation of wording to get that point across.
This is obviously something that's not going to work the same in type, and thus is only found in conversation. Also, you're likely not going to talk version numbers with anyone other than someone who would even care about version numbers, because otherwise you can just say a program name and be done with it for the layman.

I don't find it particularly challenging to understand three-one to represent 3.1. Otherwise, it'd be 31.
Only other time I here numbers that are not separated by a decimal, is when it's military speak involving numbers. But then, context is taken into account.

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Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
I say three. I'm not going to waste my time on a decimal if it doesn't change the number.

If you had said 3.2, then I would say three point two. Always point. Dot is silly and period is just stupid.
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It's not a decimal number. 3.0 is not equivalent to 3 in software releases. 3.0 means version 3, patch 0. 3.1 means version 3, patch 1. Just saying 3 refers to the entire 3 release regardless of patches.
 
Originally posted by: destrekor
hmm, sometimes I do this too. Just skip using the decimal at all and just use the numbers. Works if your talking to people that all obviously know its a point release you're discussing.
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Same.

Friend of mine drops a 0 whenever talking about dated releases, like Server 2008. He'll say "Server 2oh8" instead of the full name or just "oh8", on any software with a date in the '00s.
 
Originally posted by: destrekor
well, this is where a little common sense helps.
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You've obviously never worked tech support.
if it was 31 or 311, I'd say thirty-one or three hundred eleven, or some variation of wording to get that point across.
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You've DEFINITELY never worked in tech support.
 
Originally posted by: jaqie
Originally posted by: destrekor
well, this is where a little common sense helps.
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You've obviously never worked tech support.
if it was 31 or 311, I'd say thirty-one or three hundred eleven, or some variation of wording to get that point across.
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You've DEFINITELY never worked in tech support.
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I have, and sometimes I would say "three-one" to people who would understand it and "three point one" to everyone else. :thumbsup:
 
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