[OC] %age of area covered by forests in Indian statesSubmitted by BlitzOrion t3_1109vwm in dataisbeautiful
RunAwayWithCRJ t1_j8br46e wrote
Reply to comment by kiki184 in [OC] %age of area covered by forests in Indian states by BlitzOrion
Actually this is the correct usage of 'percentage'.
You're supposed to say 'percentage' when you're using it without a numerical value. It's hard to explain, I'll give an example:
>Question: What is the percentage of alcohol in Jack Daniel's?
>Answer: 40 percent
trentgibbo t1_j8ceesp wrote
"percent sign % (sometimes per cent sign in British English) is the symbol used to indicate a percentage"
It indicates percentage so you don't need to say percentage.
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