On: USPS loses millions each year on local delivery of mail from abroad (2014)

[danellis]

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.

[gutnor → danellis]

> 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 → gutnor]

Could 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

[soneil → danellis]

For 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 → danellis]

Just be glad it's not "$1 dollar".

[undersuit → CalRobert]

Oh to be a fiat currency!

[user5994461 → danellis]

It is a locale thing.