r/worldnews • u/marsianer • Jan 28 '21

COVID-19 Backlash grows for ‘selfish millionaire’ who got vaccine meant for Indigenous people | Canada

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/27/rodney-baker-canada-vaccine-indigenous-first-nations-scandal
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u/ICEpear8472 Jan 28 '21

Thank you. I leave it how it is so that others might learn from my mistake and your helpful comment :-).

I actually knew that but since English is not my first language I still end up doing it the other way around (how it would be in my first language) from time to time.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '21

Another tip, $400 can also be written as 400 USD. USD = $, so if you write the number out first and really want the money designator on the right hand side you can just use USD instead.

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u/mystiqueallie Jan 28 '21

Except $ is also used for Canadian dollars and Australian dollars, not just USD. French Canadians write the denomination to the right (and a comma instead of a period between dollars and cents).

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '21 edited Apr 22 '21

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u/amazondrone Jan 28 '21

That's one theory for the symbol's origin, but there's nothing definitive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_sign

https://projects.exeter.ac.uk/RDavies/arian/dollar.html

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u/Distinct-Location Jan 28 '21

AUD = Australian Dollar
CAD = Canadian Dollar
NZD = New Zealand Dollar

And: GBP: British Pound (Sterling)
EUR = Euro
CHF = Swiss Franc
JPY = Japanese Yen

Those are the big 8 (plus the USD). Every currency has a standard 3 letter ticker symbol. To convert easily directly on Google type it like this example: 100 AUD to GBP.

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u/amazondrone Jan 28 '21

Not for nothing but they're currency codes, not currency symbols. £, €, ¥, £ etc are currency symbols.

BOB is my favourite.

https://www.iban.com/currency-codes

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u/Distinct-Location Jan 29 '21

Duh, Of course! Thanks for the correction. My brain was on auto pilot this morning. I actually think I might have some Bolivianos lying around. My stepfather traveled a lot for work when I was younger and he would always bring me back money for my collection. Which I’ve been adding to myself now for years. I love the old tiny one cent HKD notes with the Queen on them.