When did press start using min for million?

[leftyladyfrommo]

I've just noticed that here lately. It throws me every time I see it.

[DrGonzoLives]

1. Uh

"min" is short for minutes. Please tell me that the press hasn't gotten that stoopid.

[leftyladyfrommo]

2. Yea that is what I always thought. But they are using min for

million at least when it comes to dollars.

[Gormy Cuss]

3. 'min' or 'mln?'

the latter is used as an abbreviation for million and at a glance it can look like 'min.'

On edit: I was trained to use the capital letter M as an abbreviation, but what do I know?

[leftyladyfrommo]

4. maybe that's what I have been seeing - mln instead of min

They do look a lot alike to someone like me that needs glasses to read.

[democracyindanger]

5. Get your giasses fixed.

[leftyladyfrommo]

6. It's my eyes that need fixing. I'm old and so are my eyes.

[Spider Jerusalem]

7. British/Commonwealth English vs American...

in US English 'M' is the more common abbreviation for 'million'; in UK English (and also Canadian, South African, Australian, New Zealand, etc, English) it's 'mln'.