9 ms·
Why is G regrettable? Would you prefer they use K? Or would M be better? I personally find G for grand to make a lot of sense when talking about money. K doesn
by xmprt 5y ago
Why is G regrettable? Would you prefer they use K? Or would M be better?
I personally find G for grand to make a lot of sense when talking about money. K doesn't make sense because no one says kilodollars. And M is too easily confused for million.
- rightbyte 5y agoHow about 't.' for thousand?
- lotsofpulp 5y agoThat would be confusing with T for trillion.
- lotsofpulp 5y agok is short for kilo, the SI prefix for 1,000. It makes sense that anything with prefix k or kilo is 1,000 of that, and it’s known globally. Grand is American English slang. Also, the dollar sign prefix tells you you’re talking about money. And M is for million.
- xmprt 5y agoFox is an American company is it not? It makes sense to use American slang if you're target market is America.