[hpv-boats] Major event in France in 2010

[Duvivier, Philippe (NSN - SG/Singapore)]

Hi
Yes, I meant 100 kilo visitors, or 100000
French write thousands in this way : 100.000 and decimals in this way
0,2 
Cheers
:)
Philippe
 

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>Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:14 PM
>To: Alex Richards; Human Powered Vehicles -- Boats
>Subject: Re: [hpv-boats] Major event in France in 2010
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>>
>>
>>Aside from my interest in HPB's I also work as a translator French - 
>>English so if I can be of any assistance then I am very happy 
>to do so.
>>
>>Yours
>>
>>Alex Richards
>
>
>Hello Alex,
>
>Perhaps you can help me with a bit of translation ;-)
>
>Please pardon my ignorance regarding this statement from Philippe:
>
>"I am part of the organizing committee of a large scale event (>100.000
>>  visitors) in France in 2010"
>
>I have been puzzled for some time  by the custom of using the 
>decimal point or "period" as has been done by Philippe.
>
>In America, the figure, as he gives it, would indicate one 
>hundred and zero thousandths visitors.
>
>I take it he means one hundred thousand visitors.
>
>How do the French indicate decimal fractions 
>(tenths/hundredths/thousandths, etc.)?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Larry
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