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[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

"500.000$"

This is not American. Not saying you shouldn't donate to Harris, but seeing money written out that way seems fishy as shit to someone who would otherwise be looking to donate.

[–] BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml 33 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago
[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The donation page is actblue, the primary liberal/progressive funding site in the US. It requires you to be a US citizen to donate.

Even if OP of this thread isn't American, the charity is.

[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

I understand that, I'm just saying that it's odd that the currency is noted that way and may deter people.

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 7 points 1 month ago
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s likely the funds are displayed in whatever format the browser believes is local to you.

[–] BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Also in the US, the dollar sign is written before the number, like $5, not 5$
(Even though it's spoken after the number, and almost all other units are after the number in both speech and writing)

[–] BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 month ago

The dollar symbol should appear to the left of the numeral, and the cent cent symbol goes to the right of the numeral.

$1 = 100¢

crazy!

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

$5 USD

There, now everyone’s upset.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Those crazy Germans!