noncents

[Doug Harris]

But I'll bet you _have_ seen the opposite extreme: the dollar
symbol and the _word_ dollars used together. And, additionally,
the positioning of a dollar sign after the number.
Though both these are relatively uncommon, compared to _proper_
usages, they crop up often enough to be noteworthy.
(I have to pass a big-sign example of the former every time I
pass a Chevy dealership in a nearby town, where they proclaim
they have  "Many cars Below $10,000 Dollars". Um, I think they
mean _less than_, but that's a subject for a separate discussion!)
(the other) doug

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IIRC, I've never seen just dimes after the decimal point.

Joel

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