Idris Samawi Hamid wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:35:35 -0700, Peter Münster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Jan 31 2008, Steffen Wolfrum wrote:
>>> Any native arabic speaker out there? Is it %18 or 18% ??
>> Hello,
>>
>> I don't know nothing about Arabic script, but wouldn't it be logic to ask
>> for "%81 or 18%" ?
>
> Hmm, this could be a long discussion...
sure, but interesting (summary should be part of your arab typesetting
paper)
> In ancient times, Arabic numerals (whence our own) were pronounced as
> follows (translation):
>
> 1234 => "4 and 30 and 2 hundred and a thousand"
aha, makes sense
maybe it's also related to the fact that nowadays we see more numbers,
and have learned to see them 'as a whole' and not as a systematic sequence
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