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Re:What it looks like when Google links to your website by coldtea on Thursday July 04, 2013 @12:43PM (#5991415)
>i.e. the official metric system symbol is period or comma, regardless of what actual Europeans use.

Regardless? Those (and mainly comma) is exactly what Europeans use. It's not like there is some other symbol besides those too in use for that purpose.

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Re:What it looks like when Google links to your website by fastball on Thursday July 04, 2013 @10:11PM (#5993197)
Yes, there is another convention. (spaces)+(commas or periods) != (periods)+(commas)

What you are talking about is a European convention, not a metric convention. There is a difference.

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