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Regional: Canada can do both before or after number due to French influence--that was mentioned in your link, by the way[0] Regional: Philippines (personal exp
by tomrod 4y ago
Regional: Canada can do both before or after number due to French influence--that was mentioned in your link, by the way[0]
Regional: Philippines (personal experience) and many other countries write currency symbol following the number[1]
Generational: starting to show up in texting culture[2]
Having experience with languages evolving due to technology, including a few Filipino dialects, I've observed people adopting new conventions in spite of older generational mores is nothing new. Happens all the time. And as a person gets more experience with places that have different conventions, they typically let go of the provincial views that their learned way is the only way. The dollar sign is not the only chrrency.
Does a US dollar sign after a number look right to me? No, because my grammar teacher taught me differently. But my native French boss flipped it all the time and nothing of communication value was lost.
[0] https://linguaholic.com/linguablog/dollar-sign-before-or-after-number/ https://linguaholic.com/linguablog/dollar-sign-before-or-aft...
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_sign#Use https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_sign#Use
[2] texting and Text-to-Speech capture of written language.