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eppur_se_muova

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1. "2450 per cent increase" ??? Just say TWENTY-FIVE FOLD increase !!

Reply to B.See (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 02:57 AM

Yesterday

Why is everything supposed to be clearer in "percent" terms ? It really only works well for quantities UNDER 100 % which aren't close to a simple fraction.

And don't get me started on "three times smaller ...".

I know, this was in the original, not the poster's fault.

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