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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'm not disputing the fact that you write it - the fact that you did indeed write it is self-evident; I'm asking you the reason why you wrote it. "$.99" and "99c" are both logical, but ".99c" means "zero point nine nine cents"; it does not mean "ninety nine cents". If you mean "ninety nine cents", why is there a decimal point?
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This thread is my first encounter with ".99c" in the context of currency, and I've lived in several parts of Canada. I find the notation so obnoxious that I'd insist that the item is free. We don't exactly have a penny any more, so .99c clearly rounds to 0c (rather than 5c).