No, it won't continue. The only thing I can answer to your remark is that it should have been $50.- in that case. :-)

By the way, we write $50.- as $50,-
Maybe that caused the "argument" here. I never assumed the '.' to be a decimal point.
We use the decimal comma, not the period. We use the period in thousands (i.e. $5.000,-) where you would write $5,000.- Confusing? Nah. You get used to it :-) )


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Roland EXR-5 user - http://www.exr5.tk

"One might take into consideration that for many on this forum, English is a second language."

Yes Terry, I noticed that a long time ago. And, I applaud those from other nations that have mastered the English lauguage, which is among the world's most complex. In fact, the vast majority of the forum members from locations other than the U.S. seem to have mastered the language better than many people residing here. (Typo corrected)

Burkels, there was mention of the word English in my statement. If this were the case, I would have clearly stated "English." And, depending on which gramar book you're using, $50 or $50. are both gramatically correct when the period is not followed by a capitalized word, which is the case here "...booked for $50. less than I charge..." If you took offense to this, I am truely sorry and apologize.

Cheers,

Gary

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Let's not make a big deal out of this :-) I was not offended, I merely wanted to clarify why I read it the way I read it. DonM got a gig, and even got paid to do it. Let's drink to that :-)

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Roland EXR-5 user - http://www.exr5.tk

I'll drink to that!

Gary

Cheers!!

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The old Newb

I should have been more careful in expressing the figure. It correctly should have been $50.00
I left the period off that sentence purposely.
It's amazing to me the facility with which many of you from different countries have with the "American" language. It is confusing and difficult to master. I have a degree in Journalism and still make a lot of mistakes, particularly when I get in a hurry to relate my latest misteakes.
DonM
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I misspelled mistakes on purpose too.
Did I misspell mispell?

"I sure wish you boys and girls would learn to read, write and spell."

seem to have matered the language
on which gramar book you're using

Gary.... Glass houses eh?
Terry

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jam on,
Terry http://imjazzed.homestead.com/Index.html

I learnt by using hukked on fonicks.

"American" language - nice one. I'm English and I wouldn't mind at all if the language Americans speak was referred to as American :-)

My wife is Dutch and knows the rules of the English language far better than I do. I don't think I was ever taught the rules, people just spoke English around me and it sank in by osmosis. She'll correct the kids with something like "no, when it's ending in an 'e' it's always 'ley' in the first person singular" - and I sit there and think about it for a while and I reach the same conclusion but with no idea that there's a hard fast rule for getting there. My wife worked for a dentist when we lived in California and all the staff (all Americans...) would come to her if they needed something writing correctly in English.

I think it's because "foreigners" who learn English learn it purely and un-adulterated without the influence of slang and regional dialects or accents which American, English and Australians have to deal with... At least half of England cannot understand what the whole of Scotland is talking about.

FWIW - I also thought it was "$50 (which is) less than I usually earn."

Jeremy



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I still have trouble with the Cajun language! It will be a while before I try to tackle the English one!