Why not FP for Money?

[Alex Martelli]

Paul Rubin <http://phr.cx@NOSPAM.invalid> wrote:
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> Lots of currency symbols are suffixed (3.52 DM) instead of prefixed.
> How about $ as a suffix?

Once you're going suffix, you could dispense with the horrid ambiguity
of '$' (which might play havoc with values if a program is ever moved
across, say, the US/Canada border;-) and go for the unambiguous standard
three-letter suffixes, such as USD, EUR, &c...;-)


Alex