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2002-09-01
I was told some years ago that the "naked decimal
principle" did not apply to monetary values. The reason being, it was easy
to insert a number between the dollar sign and point. Or, if the point
wasn't visible enough, the number can be read as 100 times more. Can you
imagine someone mis-reading $ .99 (ninety-nice cents) as $ 99 (ninety-nine
dollars. A leading zero reduces the risks of that type of
mistake.
John
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, 2002-09-01 11:13
Subject: [USMA:22001] RE: Spanish dollar
The American habit of using the "naked decimal point"
causes a lot of this.
Carleton
In a message dated 2002-09-01
10:57:34 Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
2002-09-01
You could argue and make a big stink with the manager
that since it was priced as 0.25 �, you have a legal right to purchase it at
the posted price. It is false advertisement if they don't sell it to
you at the posted price. And that BS about you should know what they
meant would not hold up in court. All you'd have to say is "I thought
they were running a special". It isn't your fault if they can't do it
right. Having to sell the product to you at a loss should be construed
as a punishment for being stupid.
Isn't it a shame that we live in a society that rewards
ignorance and punishes correctness? Remember it is the fit that
survive, the weak and ignorant eventually go under.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Sunday, 2002-09-01 09:33
Subject: [USMA:21999]
RE: Spanish dollar
In a message dated 2002-09-01 09:13:14
Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Could be, but we never write "c$", we use �. What is
also funny is in the
US, a "quarter can be written as either $ 0.25
(sometimes $ .25) or 25 �.
In one case the symbol precedes, and in
the other, it follows.
Or, by the illiterate and the
innumerate who work in stores, .25 cents. When you point out that
they have priced something four for a penny, they look at you like you are
stupid. "Hey pal, you know what we meant." "Yeah, but that's
not what you wrote." Morons.
Carleton
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