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Old 06-22-2016, 11:31 AM
 
Location: Broward County, FL
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Why do so many people refuse to put a space between the number and measuring unit? I always see this "20C" or "68F" which is actually wrong, it's supposed to be 20 C or 68 F.

 
Old 06-22-2016, 11:35 AM
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Location: Western Massachusetts
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Both are wrong; it should be 20°C or 68°F. When typing on a phone, it harder to type correctly.
 
Old 06-22-2016, 11:35 AM
 
Location: Finland
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Why do so many people refuse to put a space between the number and measuring unit? I always see this "20C" or "68F" which is actually wrong, it's supposed to be 20 C or 68 F.
I start to put a space between the measurements as soon as you start to put the currency icon after the number. And put dates as day-month-year.

22.6.2016
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Using the metric system would be a bonus.
 
Old 06-22-2016, 11:37 AM
 
Location: Broward County, FL
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Both are wrong; it should be 20°C or 68°F. When typing on a phone, it harder to type correctly.
I don't know how to make a degree symbol honestly.....if I knew I would put it in every post. And how is it harder to type correctly on a phone?
 
Old 06-22-2016, 11:39 AM
 
Location: Broward County, FL
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I start to put a space between the measurements as soon as you start to put the currency icon after the number. And put dates as day-month-year.

22.6.2016
100 €

Using the metric system would be a bonus.
I'm very fluent in both systems, it's not really hard to be. I use both Celsius and Fahrenheit in the majority of my posts on the discussion or seasonal threads.
 
Old 06-22-2016, 11:40 AM
 
Location: Finland
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I don't know how to make a degree symbol honestly.....if I knew I would put it in every post. And how is it harder to type correctly on a phone?
Alt + 0176.

°

(Finnish is an exception where you don't have to use the degree-mark. 20 C is as correct as 20°C.)
 
Old 06-22-2016, 11:41 AM
 
Location: Lexington, KY
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Why do so many people refuse to put a space between the number and measuring unit? I always see this "20C" or "68F" which is actually wrong, it's supposed to be 20 C or 68 F.
That bothers me. It's 68°F properly, so a space seems unnecessary.
 
Old 06-22-2016, 11:42 AM
 
Location: Leeds, UK
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Why do so many people refuse to put a space between the number and measuring unit? I always see this "20C" or "68F" which is actually wrong, it's supposed to be 20 C or 68 F.
I don't think it matters.
 
Old 06-22-2016, 11:43 AM
 
Location: New York
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I can only type ° if I switch to the Japanese keyboard.
 
Old 06-22-2016, 11:43 AM
 
Location: Lexington, KY
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On an iPhone hold down 0 to type a degree symbol.
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