12 one thousandths?

Posted By: Kathie on 2006-07-23
In Reply to: I'm having a brain block! How do I transcribe 12 one thousandth of an inch? - Thank you! nm

Subject: 12 one thousandths?

I find it hard to believe anyone would dictate that. Perhaps you are hearing it wrong?

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I'm having a brain block! How do I transcribe 12 one thousandth of an inch? - Thank you! nm
- It's 12/1000-inch. nm - Lifer
- 12 one thousandths? - Kathie
  - Not sure why it would sound so unbelievable. sm - CM
- I believe - Diana Mejia
  - being picky, it would be 0.012 (leading zero needed) nm - CM
    - Inches and feet are not metric--no decimels. nm - nm
      - Doesn't change the fact that .012 needs a zero before the decimal point, does it? - CM
        That wasn't the OPs question, now, was it? nm - Hmmmm???
        No, it wasn't, but I wasn't responding to "the OP" - CM
        Good Grief...can we find something more worthwhile - none
        Agree. CM managed to attack 2 posters here. So boring. NM - Troll alert
        lol - aa

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