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		pg on Feb 12, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: More Tech Start-Ups Call It Quits Probably because M is already an abbreviation for thousand, e.g. CPM.

tptacek on Feb 13, 2009 [–]

That's true, but the AP Stylebook says $...M means million; I too have only seen this used among the MBA types.

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