Re: when is a billion not a billion

From: Marshall <marshall.spight@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:15:19 -0000

On Oct 5, 10:07 am, magi...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Arturo Magidin) wrote:

In article <fe5qvh$dg...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, don <d...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Why is the United States 1 billion 1000 times smaller then the British 1
billion?

Britain has been in existence far longer than the U.S., so clearly
they've had more accumulated inflation.

The difference between Britain and the U.S.:

Britain: 100 miles is a long way.
U.S.: 100 years is a long time.

Marshall

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