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I used to just say "2M" for $2 million but an editor I had once at thestreet.com said you have to do "$2mm". I don't know whats right worldwide.
by jaltucher 16y ago
I used to just say "2M" for $2 million but an editor I had once at thestreet.com said you have to do "$2mm". I don't know whats right worldwide.
- _delirium 16y agoIn general-audience journalism, $2M or $2m is a lot more common, I believe, though $2mm / $2MM is also used, but less frequently. In finance-industry news it seems to be the opposite. Compare: http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=%22%242m%22 http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&pz=1&cf=all&... vs. http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=%22%242mm%22 http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&pz=1&cf=all&...
- eli 16y agoWell, you would never say "$2M" to mean $2,000, so either one works and it's really just a matter of house style.
- samatman 16y agoIf you are ordering a manufactured good, however, 2M definitely means 2000. There was some hilarity in ordering the first round of MakerBeam parts arising from this; we thought we were going to be getting 2 meter long beams, for a panicked minute.