diff --git a/pretty/pretty.go b/pretty/pretty.go
index 1454d13..cf94ba8 100644
--- a/pretty/pretty.go
+++ b/pretty/pretty.go
@@ -63,28 +63,26 @@ func multiplyOrPassThroughError(a float64, b float64, err error) (float64, error
 func parseFloat(word string) (float64, error) {
 	// l = len(word) // assuming no UTF stuff
 
-	if len(word) == 0 {
+	switch len(word) {
+	case 0:
 		return 0, errors.New("String to be parsed into float must not be the empty string")
-	} else if len(word) == 1 {
-		return strconv.ParseFloat(word)
+	case 1:
+		return strconv.ParseFloat(word, 64)
 	}
 
-	n = len(word) - 1
+	n := len(word) - 1
+	f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(word[:n], 64)
 	switch word[n] {
-	case "K":
-		f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(word[:n], 64)
+	case 'K':
 		return multiplyOrPassThroughError(1_000, f, err)
-	case "M":
-		f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(word[:n], 64)
+	case 'M':
 		return multiplyOrPassThroughError(1_000_000, f, err)
-	case "B":
-		f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(word[:n], 64)
-		return multiplyOrPassThroughError(1_000_000_000, f, err)
-	case "T":
-		f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(word[:n], 64)
+	case 'B':
 		return multiplyOrPassThroughError(1_000_000_000, f, err)
+	case 'T':
+		return multiplyOrPassThroughError(1_000_000_000_000, f, err)
 	default:
-		return strconv.ParseFloat(word)
+		return f, err
 	}
 
 }