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Tung Quoc

#284459 Mon, 23 Oct 06 02:18 AM

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According to figures from HCMC Statistic Department, the 9-month city industrial production had a total value of 40,230 billion VND equal to 73.5 % compared with the whole year and increasing 15.3% against the same period of 1999.

1/Will you write figures or the figures?Why? What is the difference in meaning btw them?

2/Will you write Statistic Department or Statistics Department?Why? What is the difference in meaning btw them?

3/Will you write city industrial production or city industry production?Why? What is the difference in meaning btw them?

4/Will you write increasing or increased?Why? What is the difference in meaning btw them?

5/Will you write 40,230 or 40.230 ?Why? What is the difference in meaning btw them?

6/Will you write73.5 or 73,5 ?Why? What is the difference in meaning btw them?

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Tung Quoc

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Marius Hancu

#284463 Mon, 23 Oct 06 02:42 AM

>Will you write
Would you write

1. Figures. ("the" could mean to many "all the figures")
2. Statistics.
4. city industrial production
4. increased, or was increasing
5, 6. This is how the numbers are written in North America, comma after thousands, decimal point after the units.
40,230
73.5%

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Numbers, Commas

Tung Quoc

#284488 Mon, 23 Oct 06 04:01 AM

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