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In English, at least in USA, people write $3 and mean three dollars (rather than dollars three), while other units are written after the number; no c99, h13, min22, '5, etc. to be seen. Why is it $...
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Why does the dollar sign precede the number in English?
In English, at least in USA, people write $3 and mean three dollars (rather than dollars three), while other units are written after the number; no c99, h13, min22, '5, etc. to be seen. Why is it $3 and not 3$? (On some websites there circulates a rumour that this was to stop fraud when writing checks. If this is true, a reliable source would be nice.)