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Re: Space Shuttle Costs
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 15 Dec 1998 18:51:29 GMT
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Pete Hardie <pete.hardie@dvsgANTISPAM.sciatl.com>
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Nick Taylor wrote:
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> Dear Mr. Rawding - - -
> To _most_ speakers of English 'five billion' does _not_ equal
> 5,000,000,000.
Can you point out some statistics that support this - I know that the
British hold this view, but I wonder about Canadians, Aussies, Indians,
etc.
> Comments such as yours are what has given
> rise to the "Ugly American" syndrome.
Hey, it's our shuttle.
and, BTW, 'Ugly American' syndrome is much more than simple word stuff,
or should I ask the British where the 'f' in lieutenant is?
--
Pete Hardie | Goalie, DVSG Dart Team
Scientific Atlanta |
Digital Video Services Group |
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| (...) A shining example of this is the market capitalization value for a company traded on the NYSE. If you look this up (online, newspaper, etc), you will find it is expressed in millions. AOL, for example, has a market cap. of $42,149.43 (mil) . - (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Actually, although the British hold this view, Her Majesty's Government sold out and declared a billion to be a thousand million. As a result, I've boycotted the term :-) A trillion was even more radically devalued. Oh, and for the person who (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Space Shuttle Costs
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| Dear Mr. Rawding - - - To _most_ speakers of English 'five billion' does _not_ equal 5,000,000,000. Comments such as yours are what has given rise to the "Ugly American" syndrome. - - - Nick - - - (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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