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charlie b said:
Up to the 2002 version, a dash was used to separate the article number from the paragraph number. It changed to "point" in 2005. Maybe someday they will change it to "dot." :)
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Is that specified in the style manual or somewhere?
 
Pierre C Belarge said:
Charlie
Where did you find it to say "point" as opposed to anything else?
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That was my subtle way of saying that I am also a "point man." ;)

Actually, it is not uncommon to cite a code article without pronouncing the period out loud. When I say "310.16" out loud, I say "310" and I pause for a moment, then I say "16." There are a few articles whose numerical designations are so well known that people will insert a pause and not say "point" or "dot" or "dash." 110.26 and 250.122 are among them.
 
hockeyoligist2 said:
Ya'll probably got the "dot" thing from everyone saying WWW "dot" XXX "dot" Com! :)
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But when you say the "WWW" part, do you pronounce each letter separately (as in "double u, double u double u"), or do you say the words (world wide web)? Anyone (other than Douglas Adams) notice that saying the words is three times faster? ;)
 
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