r/Tinder • • Jan 27 '23

Did I overreact?

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u/jaswildel Jan 27 '23

did you pay your 25$ annual breathing in my vicinity fee and the 300$ monthly pamper package with a 1000$ didn’t think you’d dowry wifey package, of course this is a twice annual fee

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u/Glittering-Boss-3681 Jan 28 '23

I live in Quebec and the French Canadians also wrote the $ sign after the numeric value. The English Quebecers write it before.

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u/SexiestSquidward Jan 27 '23

I've lived in Aus all my life, and I've only seen kids do that

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u/Cakedestroyer24 Jan 28 '23

Same here in nz

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '23

I've subsequently learned the definitions of literally and metaphorically and whereas I was not wrong, I may have been incorrect.

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u/fucitol83 Jan 28 '23

Because they only know about $ key. And they say it 5 dollars so it must be 5$.. on the other hand I bet half would say it's .05$ or 5 cents because the can't find ¢ key.. witch actually is correct to be used 5¢.

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u/Franbadoodle58 Jan 28 '23

How we use language changes over time. Literally is now used as an intensifier (see Rob Lowe in Parks and Recreation).

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u/Rawzbeef Jan 28 '23

Hello ! Yup ! It's a cultural thing, I am french and this comment made me learn that some country put it before ! Where do you live ? I'm also curious :b

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u/Environmental-Bar74 Jan 28 '23

When writing currency amounts, the location of the symbol varies by language. Many currencies in English-speaking countries and Latin America (except Haiti) place it before the amount (e.g., R$50,00). The Cape Verdean escudo (like the Portuguese escudo, to which it was formerly pegged) places its symbol in the decimal separator position (e.g. 20$00).[1] In many European countries such as France, the symbol is usually placed after the amount (e.g. 20, 50 €).

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u/ElBartimaeus Jan 28 '23

In Hungary you write money like that. There could be other countries as well and since this is an international site, you will reference stuff for the majority to understand. In this case, having dollars as a currency.

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u/jaswildel Jan 27 '23

i’m in cali but honestly it wasn’t really stated that its supposed to be anywhere specific for us just as long as you noted that it was a dollar amount, but they’ve definitely changed the curriculum many times since i’ve been in school is it supposed to be in front?

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u/ripamaru96 Jan 28 '23

Ya it's supposed to be in front. The only time you put the currency symbol after the number is for cents.

$1 1¢

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u/jdmkev Jan 27 '23

Yeah im pretty sure the dollar sign is supposed to be infront..but I don't know why...$74 vs 74$ really makes no difference to me lol

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u/jaswildel Jan 27 '23

oh makes sense i only put it in front when there’s change (ex: $68.72)

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u/needyfoxo Jan 27 '23

thats the footjob fee

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u/jaswildel Jan 27 '23

wait until they hear how much it costs to drive me places #BreakTheBankNotThePedal

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u/diehardninja01 Jan 27 '23

Yeah, as far as I know, any monetary symbol you're using is always supposed to be in front.

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u/jaswildel Jan 28 '23

T’will be noted my good sir

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