You are right, Jim.
After all, "every month" also includes this February, which is a bit light at only 218,000 uniques so far.
So, as usual, you have caught me in a heinous lie.
I should have known better than to try to fool you, Jim.
So, in the interests of total honesty, I went back to Analytics and asked for yearly figures, which I then divided by 12. After all, not every visitor shakes their head in horror and never returns - some keep coming back, and of course that means a lower yearly average of truly unique readers.
Because I can't lie when the eagle eyes of Jim are watching, the true figure was only 2,433,171 yearly uniques, which is a paltry 202,764 per month on average.
So, I fibbed, Jim, and you caught me. Thanks for making me be honest.