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Rule "12,5% → 12.5%"

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Description: 12,5% → 12.5%
Message: In English-speaking countries, the correct thousands separator is a comma.
Category: Typography (ID: TYPOGRAPHY)
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_separator#Countries_using_decimal_point
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • They have 32.000 users.
    Correction suggestion: 32,000
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ID: COMMA_PERIOD_CONFUSION [4]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-24 22:33:07 +0200)