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[–] Edgecrusher35@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Why is percent written out as 2 words? It's infuriating...

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Apparently both are correct, but writing as 2 separate words is more common if you're British or Canadian than if you're from the US.

I know I see "per cent" in lots of old books.

[–] Edgecrusher35@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Well I'll be damned. Good to know, thanks for the info.