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Re: [Bug localedata/11630] New: Odd time separator in Swedish time format for sv_SE
- From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor dot com>
- To: sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org
- Cc: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 17:03:29 -0700
- Subject: Re: [Bug localedata/11630] New: Odd time separator in Swedish time format for sv_SE
- References: <20100524194156.11630.m4rh@stjernholm.org>
On 05/24/2010 12:42 PM, m4rh at stjernholm dot org wrote:
> Libc is currently using "." as separator in time stamps in the sv_SE locale. I
> think it should be ":" instead, i.e. "HH:MM:SS" instead of "HH.MM.SS".
>
> Albeit both notations occur in Swedish, the one with period is much more
> uncommon and looks slightly odd to a native Swede like me, especially when used
> with second precision.
Last I looked, period was the recommended style in all Swedish styleguides.
The closest thing to official is probably "Svenska skrivregler" by the
Svenska Språkrådet, which isn't available online, but there is a style
guide ("Myndigheternas skrivregler") for use by government institutions at:
http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/253/a/33329
Section 9.2 clearly states that the proper separator is ".".
":" is presumably an English influence via ISO 8601 and digital clocks.
-hpa