@matrix @matrix why do so many people put the dollar sign on the wrong side of the number?

The education system has failed us
@xue @sjw @alyx @matrix "Hello, I would like to pay dollar eight, please" statements dreamt up by the utterly deranged.

@bartholin @sjw @xue @matrix
$8 looks nicer, cleaner, but yeah, it makes less sense than 8$. Just like how MM/DD/YYYY is kinda stupid.

@alyx @matrix @alyx @bartholin @xue @matrix when reading it lets you know that the number is money before you get to the number.
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@sjw @xue @matrix @bartholin
Sure, but how is that useful exactly? Cause you're still reading the number just the same regardless. I'm not aware of a situation where you read a number denoting a sum of money any different than any other number.
Also, if $8 is better, why don't we see the same with measurements of length, weight etc?

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