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Pedantic comment: 'ISBN number'
Researcher 177704 Started conversation Sep 22, 2004
"The number line is not the ISBN number..."
The word 'number' isn't required in this sentence, as ISBN stands for 'International Standard Book Number'.
It's a common mistake though, in much the same way that 'PIN number' and 'ATM machine' are widely used.
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