Why is pounds abbreviated lbs?
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The word pound comes from the Latin word pendere, meaning “to weigh”. The abbreviation lb comes from the Latin word libra, meaning “scales, balances”, which also described a Roman unit similar to the pound.
On a semi-related funny story, I always made fun of my first grade teacher because she couldn’t comprehend how plural lb. and lb’s. worked
I was gonna say the same reason ounce is abbreviated oz, but Nimis’ and Blue Freedom’s answers make much more sense.
the fatter you get the more you look like a “b” then a “B”
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