How to read the point

"Point".
("Dot" is used for websites and email addresses)

Doubt you'd use 'point' when saying $1.25. 'A/one dollar, twenty five (optional) cents.'
You'd not say 'one point two five dollars.'

Usually $1.25 is said as "A dollar and twenty-five cents." It can also be said as "A dollar and a quarter." But note that just because .10 (ten cents) is a dime, it's not idiomatic to say "A dollar and a dime." It would seem awkward and nonnative to a native speaker. We also say, "A dollar twenty-five."

For the larger figure, 1.2 billion, we say, "One point two billion." This is the case even if it's a dollar figure, e. g. $1.2 billion.

Note that when we're dictating, we might use the term 'period' for the dot; that's mainly to be understood. But for websites, we say dot, e. g. "Ebay dot com."

In the UK, for 'period' read 'full stop'.

Ah, yes, forgot about that. Thanks!

We, in the Uk, know this:) But cheers, anyway.

Is milimi from the UK?

If not, what exactly was your point?

It comes across as you trying to be smart, when all I was trying to do was point out to the thread author that period is not the only terminology.

Jespah understood this straight away.


Confused somewhat....

My point was - Just for you, you arrogant prick - That residents of the uk understand US terminology 'period Means 'fullstop''.
Not hard, is it?

Thank you for the benefit of your wisdom on this. I'm sure that you feel better now.

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