PSA: The Dollar Sign Goes BEFORE the Numbers

[MDE]

Look in Hot Deals (or any other forum for that matter) and you'll see multiple threads where people put the dollar sign after the numbers. WHY?! Are you people dense or something? It's $## not ##$. It's not like you have to hit extra keys or something.

 

[Wanescotting]

$okay $dokay

 

[SynthDude2001]

k

 

[wobbuffet]

WTF$

 

[Mercante]

$Sounds $Good

 

[Jeff7]

Other associated rants:


Things can be made for sale, not sell.

You can sell items, not sale them.




I'm amazed by how many people can't seem to keep those words straight.

 

[Wanescotting]

If you are so hardcore about this, go post in FS/FT!

 

[richardycc]

I want my 2$.

 

[amol]

then shouldn't it be pronounced "dollars 2" ??

like, in india, they have Rs. 50, which is read as "rupees 50"

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: Wanescotting
If you are so hardcore about this, go post in FS/FT!

Because it'd be off topic.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: Amol
then shouldn't it be pronounced "dollars 2" ??

like, in india, they have Rs. 50, which is read as "rupees 50"

No, it's so you know you're talking about money so you don't read it and say "three point thirty dollars" when it's actually "three dollars and thirty cents." All of Europe does it, it's not like some alien concept that I just made up.

 

[FoBoT]

$55$

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: MDE

Originally posted by: Amol
then shouldn't it be pronounced "dollars 2" ??

like, in india, they have Rs. 50, which is read as "rupees 50"

No, it's so you know you're talking about money so you don't read it and say "three point thirty dollars" when it's actually "three dollars and thirty cents." All of Europe does it, it's not like some alien concept that I just made up.

Then why don't we do what the spanish do and put "i" or "¿" at the beginning of each sentence thats an exclamation or question?

 

[pennylane]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
$51$

Fixed.

 

[Baked]

Those damn europeans always mess up date and dollar sign location.

 

[GoingUp]

OMGWTFBBQ$

 

[element]

Originally posted by: Amol

Originally posted by: MDE

Originally posted by: Amol
then shouldn't it be pronounced "dollars 2" ??

like, in india, they have Rs. 50, which is read as "rupees 50"

No, it's so you know you're talking about money so you don't read it and say "three point thirty dollars" when it's actually "three dollars and thirty cents." All of Europe does it, it's not like some alien concept that I just made up.

Then why don't we do what the spanish do and put "i" or "¿" at the beginning of each sentence thats an exclamation or question?

¿Que?

 

[element]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
OMGWTFBBQ$

iK!

 

[OutHouse]

you all need to take your pill and got to bed.

 

[callmesteve]

mmmmm ok

 

[KnickNut3]

This thread is useless without pics.

 

[Colt45]

42,03 $

dd/mm/yy

 

[MrDudeMan]

$PIDER@!!#@!

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

and whats up with using a comma instead of a decimal. Damn foreigners!

 

[jai6638]

Originally posted by: Baked
Those damn europeans always mess up date and dollar sign location.

EDIT: Those damn americans always mess up date location.