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Little Girl Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Hi. Which one is more proper--20 USD or USD 20? I believe "USD" is a code, not a symbol, so it should follow.
  

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Yes, it's usually written 20 USD (or 20 GPB, or whatever the currency is).

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  • Yes, it's usually written 20 USD (or 20 GPB, or whatever the currency is).
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Yes, it's usually written 20 USD (or 20 GPB, or whatever the currency is).
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I came across this thread:

http://www.proz.com/forum/translation_theory_and_practice/30143-3_letter_currency_code_before_or_after_amount.html

Several people there are adamant that the currency code should come before the n
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GPYFor example, in the financial industry the currency code comes before the number, in my experience. There are suggestions in some places that there may be a BrE/AmE difference.
Where I used to work (California, USA) the currency code was placed before the number, so I am not aware of any BrE/AmE difference.

CJ
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Where I encounter currencies expressed as USD, GPB, and so forth is on websites that give currency exchange rates, and they normally place the currency code after the number.
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