percent or per cent?

questionquick · 07-04-2012 11:53AM #1

Writing in text of a dissertation,

I was going to say 77 percent.

Microsoft word is telling me to write 77 per cent.

(been told to write percent [or per cent] in text instead of %)

Opinions?

Cheers

odds_on · 07-04-2012 12:58PM

I think per cent may be British English and percent may tend to be more American English.

emeraldstar · 07-04-2012 11:20PM

^ Yep, this.

questionquick · 08-04-2012 10:18AM

much prefer the American English version of this word.

Earthhorse · 08-04-2012 01:03PM

To be honest, I think you'll be fine with either. I always use percent.

P. Breathnach · 08-04-2012 03:44PM

questionquick wrote: »

much prefer the American English version of this word.

That's because you regard it as "this word". I regard it as "these words".

slowburner · 18-04-2012 11:29AM

Per cent looks like a monetary term to me.

hala · 13-06-2012 11:52PM

odds_on wrote: »

I think per cent may be British English and percent may tend to be more American English.

thanks alot

deman · 14-06-2012 07:53AM

hala wrote:

thanks alot

Yakuza · 14-06-2012 11:13AM

I use "per cent" but "percentage" when referring to a quantity. During the course of my career, I've come across the term "per mille" (per thousand), and writing permille would just be plain odd

percent or per cent?

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