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jordanlund Mod , to World News in Indian prison demands 50,000 rupees to release Myanmar refugees imprisoned for illegal entry at end of sentences
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Doing the conversion, that's about $600 US.

jordanlund , to Movies in "Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths, Part Three" Official Teaser Trailer
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Haven't watched part 2, caught part 1 on Max and was not impressed, they made it just another take on Flashpoint and the original story was nothing like that.

jordanlund , to Ask Lemmy in How to write a professional email in indian english?
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India starts getting odd with large amounts though which is why I linked to the Wiki, I can't wrap my brain around how it works.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_numbering_system

"The terms lakh or 1,00,000 (one hundred thousand, written as 100,000 outside the Indian subcontinent) and crore or 1,00,00,000[1] (ten million, written as 10,000,000 outside the subcontinent) are the most commonly used terms in Indian English to express large numbers in the system."

Soo...

"lakh: 150,000 rupees in India is referred to as "1.5 lakh rupees", which is written as 1,50,000 rupees;

crore: 30,000,000 (thirty million) rupees is referred to as "3 crore rupees", which is written as 3,00,00,000 rupees with commas at the thousand, lakh, and crore places."

I guess if you grew up with it, it makes perfect sense.

jordanlund , to Ask Lemmy in How to write a professional email in indian english?
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The order is still different.

jordanlund , to Ask Lemmy in How to write a professional email in indian english?
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But then there's also the European standard of "6 May 2024". ;)

https://www.yourdictionary.com/articles/formal-date-writing

jordanlund Mod , to World News in Forcibly displacing Rafah civilians would be war crime, France warns Israel
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Problem: Bibi sees all Palestinians as terrorists and potential terrorists.

jordanlund , to Ask Lemmy in How to write a professional email in indian english?
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Thank god "aluminum" is the same in print either way. :)

jordanlund , to Quark's in Early review: Doctor Who's Latest Era Is a Burst of Regenerative Energy
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I really hope this new Doctor is good because 12 and 13 were kind of crap.

jordanlund , to Ask Lemmy in How to write a professional email in indian english?
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Largely it's going to depend on who your audience is. If you're writing for an American audience, use American conventions. British audience, British conventions.

Things to be aware of:

Date formats:

US: 5/6/2024
British/India/Australia: 6/5/2024

Currency formats:

US: $1,234.56
Europe reverses that, so €1.234,56
https://www.ricksteves.com/travel-tips/trip-planning/european-numbers
India: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_numbering_system

That's above and beyond things like Metric conversion which the US largely does not use except in soda bottles. 1, 2 and 3 liter bottles.

Spelling:

In the US, it's "color", in the UK it's "colour". There are LOTS of examples like this.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences

jordanlund , to Ask Lemmy in How has the world gotten worse since your heyday?
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Well, we've been talking about climate change my entire life, that's not something that started post peak for me. :)

jordanlund , to Ask Lemmy in How has the world gotten worse since your heyday?
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George W. Bush
9/11
Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Abu Ghraib
The Tea Party
Donald J. Trump
MAGA
1/6

jordanlund Mod , to World News in Conservatives crushed by ‘worst local election result’ in years
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You think THAT'S bad, wait until you see you got a 3 day ban for badmouthing a mod.

jordanlund Mod , to World News in Thousands of Israelis take to streets of Tel Aviv to demand cease-fire and Netanyahu's resignation
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There's a protest I can get behind...

jordanlund Mod , to World News in Conservatives crushed by ‘worst local election result’ in years
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Removed, rule 6, advocating violence.

jordanlund , to Ask Lemmy in Which are the most fucked up books you've read?
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It was more self preservation. I didn't want them coming back after the fact. ;)

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