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Can you explain why you wrote '23pc' instead of using the '23%' that was used in the article? It is confusing to me. I had never seen 'pc' used as a short hand
by bxparks 1y ago
Can you explain why you wrote '23pc' instead of using the '23%' that was used in the article? It is confusing to me.
I had never seen 'pc' used as a short hand for percent (%) until recently in an article (can't remember where), where they used 'pc' repeatedly. Unfortunately the article was also talking about the 'pence' of money, so I found it impossible to figure out from context whether they were talking about a 'pence' or a 'percent'.
In the US, I have seen 'pct' used instead of '%', but not too frequently. I had never seen 'pc' used until recently.
- another_twist 1y agoI think because its easier to type this on the alphabet keyboard.
- lutusp 1y ago> I had never seen 'pc' used as a short hand for percent (%) until recently in an article (can't remember where), where they used 'pc' repeatedly. A couple of possibilities: * For plain-text content that might migrate into a Web page (or emanate from a Web page), the special meaning of '%' in that context might motivate some to avoid the character entirely. * When typing on a cell phone, one may want to avoid '%' because it often requires shifting to an alternate character set, typing a non-alpha character, then shifting back. Still, as you point out, it's confusing.
- fuzzfactor 1y agoOld habits die hard. Teletypes didn't start out with a % symblol.