• Kernal64@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    The dollar sign comes before the number. Putting it behind the number is just another effect of micro plastics. 😢

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      2 months ago

      Yet another American convention that makes no damn sense

      “Hmm yes, I am going to buy that ice cream for dollar one”

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        2 months ago

        Thinking this is an exclusively American convention is yet another effect of microplastics…

        We’re dooooooomed 😭

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        2 months ago

        It’s a convention for writing checks. If the dollar amount on a check read “300.00$” there’s nothing stopping me from writing “1300.00$” on there. But if you put “$300.00” that number is enclosed on both sides and there is no chance of being able to modify it (without significantly more effort that can be much more easily noticed)

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        2 months ago

        I dunno, seems reasonable to me in the same way that Spanish using “¿” at the beginning of a question makes sense.

        That it’s inconsistent with other units is certainly annoying, but if anything I think it’s the more sensible way.