>>>>>Hi everybody,
>>>>>
>>>>>I have the following error message text:
>>>>>
>>>>>"Credit Limit must be a number greater or equal than 0" (this error message is shown in angularJs web form).
>>>>>
>>>>>I am a bit concerned about than 0 part. If there would not be 'equal' part, then 'than' sounds OK. But with added 'equal' I am not exactly sure about this error message.
>>>>>
>>>>>Can you please tell me if this is OK and if not, how it should be formulated?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>>Usually that is written as greater than or equal to 0. It's why the code is written >= 0.
>>>
>>>So, the correct error message text will be
>>>
>>>'Credit Limit must be a number greater than or equal to 0.'
>>>
>>>Right?
>>
>>It's really unfortunate that some things end up becoming a debate. I prefer science. There is plenty of science involved in reading levels of text. There is Flesch-Kincaid grade level scoring built into MS Word.
>>
>>"The amount must be greater than or equal to zero." Reading level 4.8
>>
>>"The amount must not be negative." Reading level 7.6
>>
>>Clearly the second sentence is for a more sophisticated audience by almost 3 grade levels.
>
>I would prefer "The amount must be positive, or zero."

I prefer simpler to complex.