On 2018-11-02, James Kass via Unicode <unicode@unicode.org> wrote: > Alphabetic script users write things the way they are spelled and spell > things the way they are written. The abbreviation in question as > written consists of three recognizable symbols. An "M", a superscript > "r", and an equal sign (= two lines). It can be printed, handwritten,
That's not true. The squiggle under the r is a squiggle - it is a matter of interpretation (on which there was some discussion a hundred messages up-thread or so :) whether it was intended to be = . Just as it is a matter of interpretation whether the superscript and squiggle were deeply meaningful to the writer, or whether they were just a stylistic flourish for Mr. -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.