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Geezer
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Perhaps this is more of a poll...
How do you write your numerals in the U.S.?
1. My ones are European-esque if the 1 is to stand alone (that is, if it's not a 1 that's going to be in the middle of an unambiguous number, then it will have a hook and a base...but if it's smack in the middle of a larger number, say, 3.14159, then I go with the American stray line that looks like | ).
2. My sevens are crossed.
3. Twos never have a loop in them (I was taught this by my algebra instructor years ago, so as to distinguish 2 from the cursive Q...you know, way back when when you had to write in cursive...). To distinguish my 2 from a Z, I always cross my Z.
4. There's no rhyme or reason to my fours. Sometimes the top comes together to make a triangle, other times it's the box four that most Americans prefer.
5. As with 1, if a 0 is to stand alone, I'll cross it (though diagonally so it doesn't look like theta).
What conventions do you adhere to?
How do you write your numerals in the U.S.?
1. My ones are European-esque if the 1 is to stand alone (that is, if it's not a 1 that's going to be in the middle of an unambiguous number, then it will have a hook and a base...but if it's smack in the middle of a larger number, say, 3.14159, then I go with the American stray line that looks like | ).
2. My sevens are crossed.
3. Twos never have a loop in them (I was taught this by my algebra instructor years ago, so as to distinguish 2 from the cursive Q...you know, way back when when you had to write in cursive...). To distinguish my 2 from a Z, I always cross my Z.
4. There's no rhyme or reason to my fours. Sometimes the top comes together to make a triangle, other times it's the box four that most Americans prefer.
5. As with 1, if a 0 is to stand alone, I'll cross it (though diagonally so it doesn't look like theta).
What conventions do you adhere to?