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Ambiguity is fine. It would tedious to the point of distraction to enforce writing math without ambiguity. You make note of conventions and you are meant to realize that is just a convention. I'm amazed at the people who are planting their feet to fight for something that what they were taught in third grade as if the world stopped there.
You're right though. We should definitely teach different conventions. But then what would facebook do for engagement?
It already is written without ambiguity.
This is actually taught in Year 7 - the people who only remember the 3rd Grade version of the rules are the ones getting it wrong.