yet type it $10, in reverse??
i'm worrying myself SICK over this! :-)
2007-10-02 09:34:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
It's simply a convention, like much of what we do.
My guess is that it is because of decimal numbers. At times we measure to the half cent... 0.005. Because there can technically be an infinite number of decimal places, it could be awkward to add columns of numbers FOLLOWED by the $. It wouldn't make things look very neat, and could throw off the result if $ were mistaken for a number. (and if you don't think number formation is an art... trust me. I teach math :)
Just a guess... but I bet that's why we have the convention of the $ preceding the numerical amount.
2007-10-02 12:17:14 · answer #1 · answered by Mikisew 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because in America the dollar always comes first!
2007-10-02 18:31:44 · answer #2 · answered by Ian M 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It bothers me that in our language we have so many things that are inconsistent. Like why is there a "U" in guilty. Like OJ is guilty. Why is there a U in guilty.
Like we all know OJ is guilty, so why do we need a U in it. Are you guilty? Am I guilty? NO. OJ is guilty.
It seems to me that we should point the finger where it belongs and start saying OJ is guilty rather than trying to deflect it and saying U are guilty instead. I am not guilty, neither are you. OJ is.
I think the world would be a better place if we just told it like it is and stop letting this madman go free.
And speaking of guilt, why is there an "I" in guilty. Am I guilty, are you guilty,............:)
2007-10-02 18:03:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I hate it when I'm reading something and they mention "$2 billion" and I see the '$' and '2' before the 'billion' and as I'm reading, I'm thinking "two dollars, billion...argh! Two billion dollars!? Why can't they just spell it out?!"
At that point, I forget what I was reading about and I'm so mad that I go down the street and bust windows out of my neighbors cars!
2007-10-02 16:52:19 · answer #4 · answered by a kinder, gentler me 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
yes,i always wondered that too!
the euro symbol goes behind!10E[i can't do the exact symbol on my pc:)]
just like for october 2 2007,the USA writes it:10/2/07
but europe writes it:2/10/07
2007-10-02 18:11:46 · answer #5 · answered by ....FED UP............ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think the same exact thing whenever i type out the dollar sign...
2007-10-02 16:39:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because "dollar 10, love me long time" doesn't have quite the same ring to it.......
2007-10-02 16:53:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
because that's just the way it is....10$...does that look right to you?
2007-10-02 16:38:07 · answer #8 · answered by GUARD DOG 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry I don't know but that's a good question?
2007-10-02 16:37:32 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ HeNnEsSy ™ 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i dont know either- its a symbol thing
2007-10-02 16:41:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋