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." ---- Prentiss Riddle {ihnp4,kpno,ctvax}!ut-sally!riddle riddle@ut-sally.UUCP
reid@uwvax.ARPA (Glenn Reid) (10/19/83)
Does anybody know why "bbl" is the abbreviation for "barrels" ??? Glenn Reid ..seismo!uwvax!reid (reid@uwisc.ARPA)