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Why do some people write the dollar sign after the number? Similarly, why do some people write the percent sign before the number? I initially thought it might
by danellis 9y ago
Why do some people write the dollar sign after the number? Similarly, why do some people write the percent sign before the number? I initially thought it might be a locale thing (like swapping commas and decimal points), but I've seen a lot of Americans doing it too.
- soneil 9y agoFor currency, I think it's just a mental consistency. I type 1%, I say one percent. I type $1, I say dollar one? I understand it's not correct at all. But I can internally justify why people type "1$" when they're thinking "one dollar".
- CalRobert 9y agoJust be glad it's not "$1 dollar".
- undersuit 9y agoOh to be a fiat currency!
- user5994461 9y agoIt is a locale thing.
- gutnor 9y ago> Why do some people write the dollar sign after the number? For foreigners, that's easy, that's how you write currencies in other languages. For American doing it, I guess it is just a typing artefact. You think "ten dollars", you write "10$", there is no autocorrect for that kind of things so you let is slide.
- takingflac 9y agoCould also be a holdover from using cents. I have always seen the cents symbol used after the number so 70¢ is a shorter way to write $0.70