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Re:Scientists rename human genes to stop MS Excel from misre... by jpindar on Thursday August 06, 2020 @11:57AM (#24072141)
I'm surprised people don't use other words for digits, as they do for letters (alpha, bravo, charlie...).
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Re:Scientists rename human genes to stop MS Excel from misre... by nwallin on Thursday August 06, 2020 @01:41PM (#24073400)
Most of the digits sound distinct enough that they don't get confused- except "nine", which can sound like "five" over a bad radio link, and is therefore pronounced "niner".
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