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Decimal notation

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2023-02-21 01:33

Out of curiosity I followed the URL in SunnyDaze's reply to the question about "the small, white plastic plug..." The website gives the price per piece in Euros (£0.91). I Googled the equivalent price in US dollars and got $1,07. I'm used to seeing Vandoren tip openings expressed in one-hundredths of a millimeter as 119,5 (B40) or 100,5 (M13). And I guess I've seen the comma notation in prices expressed in Euros on European websites.

Why is a comma used instead of a decimal point? Is it a typographical issue (the comma is clearer than a dot)? Just a tradition (and where does it come from)? Or is there a difference between 115,5 and 115.5 millimeters as a tip measurement?

Karl

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