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		wavefunction on Nov 5, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pentagon Has No Idea Where $800M Went How is adding non-existent letters any form of abbreviation? That's all I was stating.

anamexis on Nov 5, 2015 [–]

Because it is a shorter form of the word it abbreviates. 'mm' is shorter than 'millions'.

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