http://www.englishforums.com/English/LinguisticsDiscussionForum/Forum35.htmGet into the nitty-gritty of the language.enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrescriptiveRulesCount/vnqdg/post.htm#402996Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:42:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:402996Kooyeen0http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrescriptiveRulesCount/vnqdg/post.htm#402996http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments35-402996.xmlHi, .5??? Yeah, I know sometimes it's written or pronounced that way, but I think it's always (or it should be always) 0.5 in "tech" environments. Or at least I hope so. I'd never leave out a zero... btw, in Italian .5 would make no sense at all, you always need the zero.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrescriptiveRulesCount/vnqdg/post.htm#402874Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:42:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:402874Inchoateknowledge1http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrescriptiveRulesCount/vnqdg/post.htm#402874http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments35-402874.xmlHello Milky shoddiness kills "If nonnative student asked you which was "correct" if written, what would you say?" It is not a matter of language. Only "0.5" is accepted and adheres to internationally established mathematical and physical conventions.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrescriptiveRulesCount/vnqdg/post.htm#402637Mon, 25 May 2009 15:42:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:402637MrPedantic2http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrescriptiveRulesCount/vnqdg/post.htm#402637http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments35-402637.xmlI would say: "For values less than 1, it's customary to include a zero before the decimal point; unless the context is such that the value will never exceed 1." MrPhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PrescriptiveRulesCount/vnqdg/post.htmWed, 25 Feb 2009 16:42:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:402634milky3http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrescriptiveRulesCount/vnqdg/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments35-402634.xml"Please don't sleep through this wake-up call. ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 2, 2001. This is an alert from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices informing readers of a fatal medication error that occurred because of a misinterpreted decimal point. The error involved administration of morphine to a 9-month-old infant who received 5 mg instead of 0.5 mg of the drug. The order did not include a zero before the decimal point, and the nurse filling the order overlooked the omission. The child suffered a cardiac arrest and died. The case illustrates the importance of clearly communicating information about medications." A tragic story, but would you have written 0.5mg or just...