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Bob Hutchison scripsit:
> Yes, I understand that you are saying the text values are idiomatic. I'm
> just pointing out that 75°15'00" N isn't the idiom, 75°15'00" N 43°05'00" W
> is (maybe). So saying <lat>75°15'00" N</lat> is no more idiomatic than
> <lat>75.25</lat>.
Nonsense. If your idiom for time is 2:45 PM, then the idiom isn't 2.45 PM,
but it's still better than 14.75 (hours after midnight). Claims of the
form "Because B isn't exactly A, it's no better than Z" are facially bogus.
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John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan jcowan@reutershealth.com
Please leave your values | Check your assumptions. In fact,
at the front desk. | check your assumptions at the door.
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