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It's a common and widely accepted abbreviation: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Million https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Million

viraptor 11y ago
I know. It still doesn't make sense when people use k/M for 1,000, M/m/kk/MM/mm for 1,000,000 and B/MM/mm for 1,000,000,000. (sorted by ~popularity) It's even more annoying when someone uses "k" and "mm" in the same post, since the whole idea of "mm" comes from repeating roman "M" (1,000). So why not stick to k/kk (WoW-style) or M/MM (almost-roman style)? At least "k" and "M" are based on some kind of standard.
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wavefunction 11y ago
It can't be an abbreviation as that refers to subtractions of letters existing in the word and I only count one 'm' in millions. Yes it's pedantry and yes I understand that 'mm' is in someways a convention but it's a terrible one.
- anamexis 11y ago
  As long as we're being pedantic, abbreviation does not refer strictly to "subtractions of letters existing in the word," it is any shortened form of a word or phrase. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbreviation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbreviation (see especially the section on plural forms) http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/abbreviation http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_eng... http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abbreviation http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abbreviation
  - wavefunction 11y ago
    How is adding non-existent letters any form of abbreviation? That's all I was stating.
    - anamexis 11y ago
      Because it is a shorter form of the word it abbreviates. 'mm' is shorter than 'millions'.
hiq 11y ago
Is it really? Your link says: It is commonly abbreviated as [...] mm, or mn in financial contexts.[5][better source needed]
PhasmaFelis 11y ago
From the link: "It is commonly abbreviated as m or M; further MM [...], mm, or mn in financial contexts." Note the semicolon. Also note that the only cited source additionally claims that "M" is often used to indicate one thousand, as in $60,000 = $60M, which for all I know may be true in the financial world but is definitely not true for anyone outside that world who wants to be understood.

viraptor 11y ago

I know. It still doesn't make sense when people use k/M for 1,000, M/m/kk/MM/mm for 1,000,000 and B/MM/mm for 1,000,000,000. (sorted by ~popularity) It's even more annoying when someone uses "k" and "mm" in the same post, since the whole idea of "mm" comes from repeating roman "M" (1,000). So why not stick to k/kk (WoW-style) or M/MM (almost-roman style)? At least "k" and "M" are based on some kind of standard.

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wavefunction 11y ago

It can't be an abbreviation as that refers to subtractions of letters existing in the word and I only count one 'm' in millions. Yes it's pedantry and yes I understand that 'mm' is in someways a convention but it's a terrible one.

anamexis 11y ago
As long as we're being pedantic, abbreviation does not refer strictly to "subtractions of letters existing in the word," it is any shortened form of a word or phrase. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbreviation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbreviation (see especially the section on plural forms) http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/abbreviation http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_eng... http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abbreviation http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abbreviation
- wavefunction 11y ago
  How is adding non-existent letters any form of abbreviation? That's all I was stating.
  - anamexis 11y ago
    Because it is a shorter form of the word it abbreviates. 'mm' is shorter than 'millions'.

hiq 11y ago

Is it really? Your link says: It is commonly abbreviated as [...] mm, or mn in financial contexts.[5][better source needed]

PhasmaFelis 11y ago

From the link: "It is commonly abbreviated as m or M; further MM [...], mm, or mn in financial contexts." Note the semicolon. Also note that the only cited source additionally claims that "M" is often used to indicate one thousand, as in $60,000 = $60M, which for all I know may be true in the financial world but is definitely not true for anyone outside that world who wants to be understood.