There are many European mechanisms that make more sense to me, like aluminum being “alumINIUM”, as with many other elements.
But periods in the middle of numbers always felt wrong to me. We already have structures for sentences that pause, then eventually close a thought: “Billy played with Susie, and her dog. Cute!” Not “Billy played with Susie. and her dog, Cute!”
There are many European mechanisms that make more sense to me, like aluminum being “alumINIUM”, as with many other elements.
But periods in the middle of numbers always felt wrong to me. We already have structures for sentences that pause, then eventually close a thought: “Billy played with Susie, and her dog. Cute!” Not “Billy played with Susie. and her dog, Cute!”