dollar sign placement

[Wilson Gray]

It's been common among continental booksellers, especially
East-European ones, since the 'Fifties, at least. And they probably
didn't wait till I started dealing with them to begin the practice.

-Wilson
–––
All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"---a strange complaint to
come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
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-Mark Twain



On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I began noticing it, online only, just within the past four years or so. Â I
> associate it with non-native speakers, but of course I'm an optimist.
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> JL
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> On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 3:47 PM, David K. Barnhart
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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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>> DKB
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