Roozbeh> On Sat, 4 Dec 1999, Mark Leisher wrote:
>> the expression "-10%" is written "%-10" in Persian.
Roozbeh> You can not say that simply. English "10%" becomes "%10" in
Roozbeh> Persian, but I think "-%10" is prefered to "%-10". BTW, in topics
Roozbeh> this much narrow there are usually two gangs of typographers each
Roozbeh> one prefering one. There are even those who write it "-10%" like
Roozbeh> in English.
Thanks for the good info Roozbeh! It was a lot of help.
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Computing Research Lab I have never made but one prayer to God,
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