Dear Matthew and All, Most newspapers would use:
$5k = $5000 They are simply unaware of other choices, such as: 5 k dollars = five thousand dollars = 5000 $ However, the practice that amuses (and confuses) me most is when a newspaper refers to millions or more. It seems to me that the most common practice is: $5m � followed by $5 mil or $5 mi. Journalists and editors seem to have no knowledge of mega (M) as a symbol so, to them, 5 M$ is not considered as a choice. Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS Geelong, Australia on 2002-12-21 06.09, Matthew Zotter at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 2002 DEC 20 FRI > > Which do you think looks better: > k$5 = $5000 > or > 5 k$ = $5000? > > V/R > Matthew Zotter > SC, USA >
