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The floppy disk refused to die in Japan - laws that forced the continued use of floppies have finally hit the chopping block (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Upvoted because proper'ish use of 10 and one. :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (5 children)

Is there another way to express it except : ?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (4 children)

10 to 1. Many style guides require numbers lower than 10 to be spelt out. Many people think that what style guides say is "correct"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Oh. Yeah I've never read a style guide.

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