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EmmaDingle

is cool.
I had wondered about the change, but never checked.
Excellent work by @FinancialTimes

The abbreviation of millions is now 'mn' instead of 'm. One of the main reasons is to benefit text-to-speech software, which reads out the 'm' as metres instead of millions, confusing visually impaired readers. It also comes into line with our style for billion (bn) and trillion (tn). 4 Feb 2022 FT https://aboutus.ft.com press_release FT makes change to style guide to benefit text-to- speech software
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