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It is not disambiguous, it is wrong. People will probably figure out what it is meant from the context, but it will slow them down. Are there really any reasons for using the wrong abbrevation other than lazyness or ignorance in this case?


Yup. I definitely got caught doing double takes. Too distracted by millibars to even finish the article.




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