I’ve heard that writing the dollar sign before the number is a holdover from when we used pen and paper, and that it made it harder for a malicious actor to change the value of a cheque or something.
Going forward, it makes more sense to write the dollar sign after the number, as is done with every other unit (50 km, 25 mg, etc.).
I’ve heard that writing the dollar sign before the number is a holdover from when we used pen and paper, and that it made it harder for a malicious actor to change the value of a cheque or something.
Going forward, it makes more sense to write the dollar sign after the number, as is done with every other unit (50 km, 25 mg, etc.).