[net.nlang] no == number ?

riddle@ut-sally.UUCP (Prentiss Riddle) (10/19/83)

Winging it without the aid of a dictionary, I believe it is because
of the Romance word for number, "numero".

The Germans, by the way, abbreviate their word "Nummer" as "Nr."
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reid@uwvax.ARPA (Glenn Reid) (10/19/83)

Does anybody know why "bbl" is the abbreviation for "barrels" ???



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