dollar sign placement

[Jonathan Lighter]

I began noticing it, online only, just within the past four years or so.  I
associate it with non-native speakers, but of course I'm an optimist.

JL



On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 3:47 PM, David K. Barnhart
<dbarnhart at highlands.com>wrote:

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> Lately I've noticed that some e-mails contain a "misplacement".
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> Some folks say 400$ rather than $400.
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> How long have I been not noticing this?
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