leftyladyfrommo
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Tue Apr-25-06 08:40 AM
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When did press start using min for million? |
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I've just noticed that here lately. It throws me every time I see it.
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DrGonzoLives
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Tue Apr-25-06 08:40 AM
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"min" is short for minutes. Please tell me that the press hasn't gotten that stoopid.
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leftyladyfrommo
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Tue Apr-25-06 09:15 AM
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2. Yea that is what I always thought. But they are using min for |
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million at least when it comes to dollars.
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Tue Apr-25-06 09:51 AM
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Edited on Tue Apr-25-06 09:58 AM by Gormy Cuss
the latter is used as an abbreviation for million and at a glance it can look like 'min.'
On edit: I was trained to use the capital letter M as an abbreviation, but what do I know?
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Tue Apr-25-06 01:05 PM
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4. maybe that's what I have been seeing - mln instead of min |
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They do look a lot alike to someone like me that needs glasses to read.
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Tue Apr-25-06 01:10 PM
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5. Get your giasses fixed. |
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Wed Apr-26-06 08:26 AM
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6. It's my eyes that need fixing. I'm old and so are my eyes. |
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Wed Apr-26-06 08:37 AM
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7. British/Commonwealth English vs American... |
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in US English 'M' is the more common abbreviation for 'million'; in UK English (and also Canadian, South African, Australian, New Zealand, etc, English) it's 'mln'.
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