Kate Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations, 7th Edition
In Kate Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations, 7th Edition, she uses the following examples for dollar ranges:
$5-10,000 (meaning five thousand to ten thousand dollars)
$10-15,000? (meaning ten thousand to fifteen thousand dollars) The dollar sign is omitted before the 2nd figure, and the three zeros are omitted in the first dollar figure.
Wouldn't the reader construe the first figures ($5 and $10), even if only momentarily, as five and ten dollars? Perhaps this is the reason for omitting the second dollar sign before the second figure in each, yes? Or is this correctly written in your opinion?
Thanks.
Top answer
It's not a matter of correctness but of convention. Follow the manual of style that you choose or that has been imposed upon you. I gather that Ms Turabian regards the difference between $5-10,000 as $5,000 and the difference between $5-$10,000 to be $9,995.
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It's not a matter of correctness but of convention. Follow the manual of style that you choose or that has been imposed upon you. I gather that Ms Turabian regards the difference between $5-10,000 as $5,000 and the difference between $5-$10,000 to be $9,995.