• lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    310·
    18 hours ago

    Hexbear.net now at 710$ (Update: it’s now 1921$)

    figure before $

    image shows conventional placement of $ before figure

    Can someone explain selective blindness of where to place the dollar sign ($) when correct examples stare people right in the face?

    • morbidcactus@lemmy.ca
      10·
      18 hours ago

      Convention is different everywhere, $ value and value $ are both seen in Canada for example, former being more common in English, latter in French

      Like . vs , for decimal notation, people are going to use what they’re familiar with.

      • lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        21·
        15 hours ago

        $ value and value $ are both seen in Canada for example, former being more common in English, latter in French

        Canadian conventions vary by language. In English, I’ve only ever seen $ then figure.

        The ISO currency code can go after (eg, 1 USD, 1 CAD).

        It’s a national convention: Wikipedia claims that in all English-speaking countries (and most of Latin America), the symbol precedes the amount.

        If they’re a non-native English writer, I guess that would explain it. An awful lot of people in the US seem to do this, too. 🤷

    • Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
      61·
      17 hours ago

      At least it reflects the way the number is said. Or would you say “it would cost them dollars 1921”?

      • lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        11·
        16 hours ago

        English writing isn’t English speech & doesn’t model it accurately: for that, there’s IPA.

        If breaking established conventions for written English is a ploy to draw attention, then mission accomplished I guess?

      • topherclay@lemmy.world
        11·
        17 hours ago

        The way the number is said? You mean

        “dollars nineteen twenty one” or

        “dollars one thousand nine hundred twenty one” or

        “dollars one nine two one?”