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by Dr. Verbos Metikulos



A HUNDRED AND TEN PERCENT: The last time I checked, "percent" meant "of a hundred." "Centum" is Latin for a hundred. That's why a century has a hundred years, a cent is a hundredth of a dollar, and a centenarian is a hundred years old.

At the Center for English as a First Language, we remind patients that "percent" means of a hundred. Therefore, a hundred percent is the entire baklava. Percents can't go higher than a hundred. Obviously.

Saying a hundred and ten percent advertises to the world that you believe in nonsense. You might as well tell everyone that diet drinks make you skinny.

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