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From: Joachim Durchholz <joachim.durchholz@munich.netsurf.de>
Subject: Re: Why Ada is not the Commercial Lang of  Choice
Date: 1997/06/23
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> However, they differ in that digits must be grouped in threes.
> Grouping in  threes is an arbitrary choice and, IMO, too restrictive.
> For example, it makes no sense for base 2 literals.

Besides, I've been told that the Japanese group by *four* digits. (That 
famous "Banzai" cry meaning "tenthousand years" also makes much more 
sense this way - it's rather the equivalent of "thousand years" then.)

Anybody with a real background to confirm (or falsify) this?

Regards,
-Joachim
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