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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

The fraction is probably higher. But only because Lions are absolutely abysmal boxers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

What percentage of people will deliberately choose the most ridiculous option in a survey to mess with the survey people though?