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"Still I suppose it's better than sussing out whether someone is British and using "long" billions." Britain does not use "long" billions. Not since the 1970s

"Still I suppose it's better than sussing out whether someone is British and using "long" billions." Britain does not use "long" billions. Not since the 1970s or so. Now days, billion always means 1000 million.

beojan 8y ago
Many other European languages, on the other hand, do use the long scale.
- Reason077 8y ago
  That’s correct. But when speaking or writing in English, the English conventions should be used.