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Rule "12,5% → 12.5%"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: 12,5% → 12.5%
Message: In English-speaking countries (except for South Africa), the correct decimal separator is a point.
Category: Typography (ID: TYPOGRAPHY)
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_separator#Countries_using_decimal_point
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The price rose by 12,50 %
    Correction suggestion: 12.50
  • The file has a size of 2,5 MB.
    Correction suggestion: 2.5
ID: COMMA_PERIOD_CONFUSION [3]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)