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A RO 95

11-15-2006 08:17 AM

So why does the BBC Worldservice use the American Billion instead of the correct thousand million?

According to my dictionary:

Billion = one million million or 10 to the power of 12 in German also Billion

Trillion = one million million million or 10 to the power of 18 in German also Trillion

But the BBC Worldservice, which should be the defender and teacher of all things British, uses the devalued American billion when reporting company results etc.

As a staunch European I am appalled by this.

koz4.2

11-24-2006 09:36 AM

What do you call an "American Billion" then?

A RO 95

11-28-2006 11:24 PM

Thousand million!

koz4.2

11-29-2006 06:19 PM

Seems a bit awkward to one not used to it, but on a positive note...

it does away with the world's Billionaires.

Koz.

Levent

12-05-2006 05:56 AM

Billion is way more understantable to me.

FinnishPride

12-08-2006 03:27 AM

Thats a lot of limp wristed twadle...

Feuerstein

12-27-2006 02:03 PM

in Norwegian and probably many other germanic languages that is a "milliard"

Egil A64.2s - S6

01-31-2007 09:41 AM

Americans can't count that high.

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