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Brujah · 11-07-2010, 07:06 AM

This thread reminded me of the old number differences.

"Americans use billion to mean one thousand million (1,000,000,000), whereas in the UK, until the latter part of the 20th century, it was used to mean one million million (1,000,000,000,000)."

11-07-2010, 07:06 AM
Brujah Beer Money Baron Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: brujah / gmail Posts: 22,157	This thread reminded me of the old number differences. "Americans use billion to mean one thousand million (1,000,000,000), whereas in the UK, until the latter part of the 20th century, it was used to mean one million million (1,000,000,000,000)." __________________ Free Premium Domain Lists and Tools at Clickmojo.com For Sale: Obscenity.com