• Edgecrusher35
    101·
    11 months ago

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

    • The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteOP
      10·
      11 months ago

      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.

    • Ashyr@sh.itjust.works
      5·
      11 months ago

      AP style for publishing has different rules for all sorts of things, but headlines get even more specialized rules.