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The standard mathematical notation would involve using an ellipsis (...) after the recurring decimals. As you used 4, 5 and 5 full stops in the second, third and fourth numbers stated, respectively. As such I discounted their monetary value as recurring numbers.
Additionally, it's standard practise to stick to a single convention in the number of decimals places before placing the ellipsis. In your case you used two different quantities of decimal places.
If restated as;
"In response to Theory Swine.
1108.999999... is a statement, 1112.999999... provides the mathematical proof. 1108.999999... without 1112.999999... is not a fact, it's a conjecture at best."
I would accept your assertion. I am however, a pedant when it comes to bastardising mathematics without due care and attention. After all, without precision, Mathematics may as well be like the rest of those ugly sciences which rely on scientific weighting and argument rather than proof.