I found William's comment regarding the 'ions very interesting. Which brings me to the next challenge: Different international measuring units – but that's another story for another day!Īll this goes to show how enjoyable and wonderful language is whilst being simultaneously annoying and frustrating.
One of the most common mistakes I see when proofreading bilingual annual reports (German/English) is that the periods and commas are placed incorrectly as delimiters in numbers and figures.