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> As an English speaker, I'd interpret 2k4 as 2004, not 2400. Whereas as an English speaker, I'd interpret 2k4 as 2400 because, well, that's just how it's alwa
by zimpenfish 2y ago
> As an English speaker, I'd interpret 2k4 as 2004, not 2400.
Whereas as an English speaker, I'd interpret 2k4 as 2400 because, well, that's just how it's always been in my orbits (cf resistor labelling, for example.)
- thaumasiotes 2y agoCompare https://unreal.fandom.com/wiki/Unreal_Tournament_2004 https://unreal.fandom.com/wiki/Unreal_Tournament_2004 > Unreal Tournament 2004, also known as UT2K4 and UT2004 or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_2K#Games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_2K#Games
- zimpenfish 2y agoBoth, I would contend, come under the "American English" banner and thus can be rightly shunned as abhorrent misuses.