Reject "Cool" for Clarity!
[QUOTE=BobGopal;3236808]Any newbies, make sure you look at the Abbreviations sections in the top. It says.
$ $100.
$$ $200.
$$$ $300.
[color=red][b]$$ 5 $350 (get it?[/b][/color]
So $. 4 = $140.
$. 5=$150 so on.[/QUOTE]Well nice to see others have found the abbreviations pages. That is important. But-
[i]Give your head a shake! Look at the above [color=red]red text![/color] You typed $$ 5 and that equals 350? Huh? With the way you are using the "shorthand" shouldn't that be 250? Also I note sometimes the period was used and other times it isn't! So your see how trying to use the "shorthand" can lead to errors and make the message muddled? Did one out smart ones self on that one? (I'm just sayin') My point is it is easier to just use 350- less effort to do and less chance for screw ups! More clarity! [/i]
So why use that "shorthand"? It takes more key strokes to do that than the actual digits AND if you are doing it on a cell phone, much more effort! I mean really $$. 5, your shorthand for 250 takes 5 key strokes where 250 is just three keystrokes. It gets worse for higher levels of 100s. Plus I have to do a two finger operation to get a $ on a keyboard, and even more effort on a phone.
In addition it causes a whole bunch of confusion from time to time. So why use a "shorthand" that takes extra effort and confuses others?
[B]The "abbreviations" are NOT rules! You don't have to use them, it is NOT required.[/B] So IF it takes more effort then how is it "shorthand?
But hey, no one has given me a valid reason to use the abbreviations. Must be like wearing a decoder ring, it doesn't do anything but make you feel cool. I'd rather be clear, than "cool. " Jeez.