the way we read numbers is pretty inefficient
you have
that car cost me $499000
you read
that car cost me
then you hit the $ sign and jump to the end to see what the number is called then jump back
that car cost me [jump to end] (hundreds, thousands) [jump back] four hundred ninety-nine thousand dollars
and that slows down reading
and sure you can do
that car cost me 499k
but you have to remember that k=thousand and have to use context to see that it means money
so I came up with a new method
we are currently $13943743060000.99 in debt to anime land
would be
we are currently 5*13,943743060$99¢ in debt to anime land
normally you would read
we are currently [jump to end] (cents, hundreds, thousands, millions, billions, trillions) [jump back] thirteen trillion ninehundred forty three billion seven hundred forty three million sixty thousand dollars and ninety nine cents in debt to anime land
but reading with the method I came up with it would be
we are currently (5* is 5 places, trillions) thirteen (comma end trillions at 2 numbers) trillion nine hundred forty three (3 numbers so the place is filled) billion seven hundred forty three million 60 thousand (dollar sign ends so we don't have to read through the hundreds and we automatically know its 000) dollars and ninety nine cents in debt to anime land
and if there's a number like $739000530637000
it would be written as 5*739-530637$ because the - means you skip that place since its empty but there's numbers after
and if you have $930000000000000000.54
it would be 6*930$54¢
this is much more efficient and lets a person read faster since it flows better and you don't have to jump around to read it
you have
that car cost me $499000
you read
that car cost me
then you hit the $ sign and jump to the end to see what the number is called then jump back
that car cost me [jump to end] (hundreds, thousands) [jump back] four hundred ninety-nine thousand dollars
and that slows down reading
and sure you can do
that car cost me 499k
but you have to remember that k=thousand and have to use context to see that it means money
so I came up with a new method
we are currently $13943743060000.99 in debt to anime land
would be
we are currently 5*13,943743060$99¢ in debt to anime land
normally you would read
we are currently [jump to end] (cents, hundreds, thousands, millions, billions, trillions) [jump back] thirteen trillion ninehundred forty three billion seven hundred forty three million sixty thousand dollars and ninety nine cents in debt to anime land
but reading with the method I came up with it would be
we are currently (5* is 5 places, trillions) thirteen (comma end trillions at 2 numbers) trillion nine hundred forty three (3 numbers so the place is filled) billion seven hundred forty three million 60 thousand (dollar sign ends so we don't have to read through the hundreds and we automatically know its 000) dollars and ninety nine cents in debt to anime land
and if there's a number like $739000530637000
it would be written as 5*739-530637$ because the - means you skip that place since its empty but there's numbers after
and if you have $930000000000000000.54
it would be 6*930$54¢
this is much more efficient and lets a person read faster since it flows better and you don't have to jump around to read it
