r45 4 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Just heard on the radio, Bill Gates is worth $48b. I can't even imagine that number. How many zeros are there? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 48 + nine zeros, which is less than the number it took to detroy Pearl Harbour. Link to post Share on other sites
akibun 0 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Is that 十億 in Japanese? I heard that different country English has different meaning for word "billion". Maybe somebody joking around, is that true? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 They kid you not. UK billion has 3 more zeros on it than the US billion. About which something snide could surely be said, but not this time. I wish Japanese people would drop their counting method and get Arabic, and also drop their silly dating by dead Emperor method. It's a pain in the arse having to consult an Excel chart everytime you get a big number or date... Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 So me being a British billionnaire makes me much much happier than my American billionnaire friend. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Doesnt that slight difference in the meaning make international commerce thingymajigs difficult and confusing? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 I bet there's been many a bust up where Mr USA and Mr UK had a bet on a footie game or something, the loot being $1bn, and the UK guy winning. It's just not fair. I've been drinking this afternoon, I will shut up now. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 So which billion is DearB referring to then? UK or US? Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 How about an Australian billion? How many zeros going on there then? Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 They don't have that word. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 They don't have that word. Link to post Share on other sites
window-cleaner 0 Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Cheeky bastard Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 So sorry. (Didn't know the answer then? ) Link to post Share on other sites
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