rosco385@lemmy.wtf to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 11 days agoLuckily work paid for this tank full...lemmy.wtfimagemessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageLuckily work paid for this tank full...lemmy.wtfrosco385@lemmy.wtf to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square50linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTaleya@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoCanada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Liberia, Namibia, and Taiwan all use dollars that aren’t USD.
minus-squarelyralycan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoWhich is one reason why I’ve taken to referring to currency with nation included, e.g. US$, AU$, JP¥, GB£… The Euro is the only easy standard, arguably the ‘English language’ of currency
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoWhich is fair in most contexts, but when you’re in an Australian community, it’s safe to assume that AUD is the default.
minus-squareTaleya@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-210 days agoD instead of $ is the usual nomenclature. Eg: CAD, AUD, USD. Like wise GBP, JPY. The Euro is…very famously not English. I think you mean “western”?
Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Liberia, Namibia, and Taiwan all use dollars that aren’t USD.
Which is one reason why I’ve taken to referring to currency with nation included, e.g. US$, AU$, JP¥, GB£… The Euro is the only easy standard, arguably the ‘English language’ of currency
Which is fair in most contexts, but when you’re in an Australian community, it’s safe to assume that AUD is the default.
D instead of $ is the usual nomenclature. Eg: CAD, AUD, USD. Like wise GBP, JPY.
The Euro is…very famously not English. I think you mean “western”?