It should come as no surprise to anyone, including professional journalists, that the dollar sign ($) represents the word dollar(s). Therefore, having both the dollar sign and the word dollars is redundant. From the final sentence of "Teen's death still unsolved 1 year later" on CBC News online on January 22, 2012. Click the image to enlarge it.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Use your PIN number to take $10,000 dollars out of the ATM machine
It should come as no surprise to anyone, including professional journalists, that the dollar sign ($) represents the word dollar(s). Therefore, having both the dollar sign and the word dollars is redundant. From the final sentence of "Teen's death still unsolved 1 year later" on CBC News online on January 22, 2012. Click the image to enlarge it.
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