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<p>[QUOTE="Drusus, post: 358960, member: 6370"]I found it strange as well when this issue first came up. We have a London Office and an Aberdeen Office which I deal with on a regular basis, few times a year I go there, and the concept never came up. I guess because I have never had to deal with such high numbers with them before. After this thread (which is old) I had to wrap my head around it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I understand the concept now....the brits use a middle step with a 1000 designation thus every other step up is a 1000X. So after 1 million he brits call every other number increase 1000 (insert million, billion, trillion) while the US eliminated the use of a 1000 middle step and just go billion, trillion, quadrillion.</p><p> </p><p>so:</p><p> </p><p>1000 million for Brits is billion for America</p><p> </p><p>billion for Brits is trillion for America</p><p> </p><p>1000 billion for Brits is quadrillion for America</p><p> </p><p>Trillion for the Brits is quintillion for America[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Drusus, post: 358960, member: 6370"]I found it strange as well when this issue first came up. We have a London Office and an Aberdeen Office which I deal with on a regular basis, few times a year I go there, and the concept never came up. I guess because I have never had to deal with such high numbers with them before. After this thread (which is old) I had to wrap my head around it :) I understand the concept now....the brits use a middle step with a 1000 designation thus every other step up is a 1000X. So after 1 million he brits call every other number increase 1000 (insert million, billion, trillion) while the US eliminated the use of a 1000 middle step and just go billion, trillion, quadrillion. so: 1000 million for Brits is billion for America billion for Brits is trillion for America 1000 billion for Brits is quadrillion for America Trillion for the Brits is quintillion for America[/QUOTE]
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