RE: how much is a billion

Subject: RE: how much is a billion
From: "Jonathan Stoppi" <stops -at- qualum -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 10:32:13 +0200

Paul Newbold

>>I've just read Jane's post so you obviously have to be more careful when
writing for the French and Germans!<<

I can't speak for the Germans, but I believe the French sidestep the issue
by using the word "milliard" for "billion" in the US/modern-UK sense.

- Jonathan Stoppi

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