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m probably means meter here. It sounds like you are reading it as million.

But it is a great example of why using abbreviations is almost always a bad idea on the Internet. It saves the one author a few tenths of a second but wastes time for thousands of readers when ambiguity strikes.




Yep. I forgot NH is mostly american, and they don't use the metric system. 1m in Europe would obviously be one metter, but 1M one million, and 1min one minute.

I'll avoid saving a few keystrokes next time, it's not worth it.


Ok thanks, I'm British for what its worth (so we have metres and miles!).

So if something is found buried deeper than a metre it belongs to the state? That makes some sense.


Yes, if I recall well, it's not even about treasures, it's just that above 1m, the land is private, and below, it's public.


Does this mean you are not allowed to construct underground floors at all?


You can, so I assume it's part of the permit you request from the city concil.




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