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Steve Bliss wrote in message <36a8c26e.21838254@l...et.com>... (...) One billion is a thousand million. A million million is one trillion, which you never have unless you're talking about the US Debt. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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Jesse Long skrev i meddelandet ... (...) which (...) Depends on the part of the world! Here in Sweden (and most of Europe?), a thousand million is called 'miljard', and a billion is one million million. Sweden US ---...--- Miljon 1 000 000 Million (...) (26 years ago, 23-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You haven't been following lugnet.robotics.way-off-topic. Steve (26 years ago, 23-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) How typically US centric. Tsk, Tsk. Jasper *tongue firmly in cheek* (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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[followup set to lugnet.off-topic.fun] (...) We went through this in the robotics group; it was a mess. But I believe the US usage is derived from the French, so blame them. (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I know... I was there. (...) Damn the frogs!! *apologizes in advance to the milliards of French frogs he's just insulted* Jasper (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hardly. The french deserve a lot of credit... hmm.. Oh yes. The metric system. AND... raising "haughty" to an art form. (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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