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Pedantic comment: 'ISBN number'

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"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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