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it works! only 99.99$! (mander.xyz)
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[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It looks like OP tried to write $99.99 but got drunk and wrote it backwards

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Could be Québécois . They put the dollar sign after the number, rather than before if I recall.

[–] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Or from a country that uses a currency that puts their sign afterwards so not that familiar with dollars

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

It makes sense to put then sign after

We say 99.99 dollars not dollars 99.99

[–] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

Exactly why i have made the same mistake often also

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Their own national standards documents prescribe putting it in front when using English