Present the time of day and dates as follows:
- 23 décembre 1995 or 1995-12-23
- Heures de travail : de 9 h à 17 h 30
- l’année financière 1995-1996 (not 1995-96)
Use the comma as the decimal marker in French texts and place the dollar sign after the numerals:
- 2,3 millions de dollars or 2 300 000 $
Note the space between the numerals and the dollar sign.
See also numbers: decimal fractions and numbers: clarity
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