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[–] 5 points 6 months ago* (3 children)

In Canada we see US billion sometimes. It gets confusing.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

    For which use case? Is the billion = a million million standard, or is the thousand million standard?

    Also how did we end up with two standards of such a basic numerical name?

    Edit: their original comment read "Non-English Anglosphere," hence my first question not making much sense any more.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    English->English

    French->American

    Due to US market size, theirs is becoming more standard.

    Like metric, the US swapped to the French version because of their hate of the British following the split.

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