0
Ann225 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

- sign before/in front of

Hi,

“There’s a negative sign in front of or before’ the number.”

I hear both, but I’m not sure if one of them is more correct than the other or not.

Thank you.

  

Top answer

Neither is wrong, but in my experience, natural English here is 'in front of '. ” eg "It's a negative number". Clive

— Clive

  • Neither is wrong, but in my experience, natural English here is 'in front of '.
  • ” eg "It's a negative number".
  • Clive
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0

Neither is wrong, but in my experience, natural English here is 'in front of'.

I'd say

eg “There’s a minus sign in front of the number.”

eg "It's a negative number".

Clive

0

Related Questions