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Why is percent written out as 2 words? It’s infuriating…

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Apparently both are correct, but writing as 2 separate words is more common if you’re British or Canadian than if you’re from the US.

I know I see “per cent” in lots of old books.

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Well I’ll be damned. Good to know, thanks for the info.

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