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> Kevin Montgomery asked about "K" for thousand and "M" for million.
> Consider, however, that
> with only one symbol different between three thousand and three million,
> there's always a possibility of error through typo.
Rather like the recent report on Proposition 18(6?) in our local paper, which
referred to the "1.7 billion illegal aliens" in California. Boy, talk
about a housing crunch. :-)
Matt (hoping he hasn't started a numerical-typo thread--please?) Hicks
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