Why do Europeans say 1000 million instead of 1 billion?


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I have a question:

Why do Europeans say 1000 million instead of 1 billion?

(The amount we are talking about is:

1,000,000,000

or

1.000.000.000

)

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In Latin America an american billion (1,000,000,000) is said as a thousand millions, and an american trillion (1,000,000,000,000) is said as a billion.

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Interesting link - never heard it referred to as 1000 million in any sense other than explaining how many millions are in a billion! Guess i am not a traditionally minded englishman!

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Correct. An European billion is the same as an American trillion.

True.

Wait, what year did England become part of Europe again?

Geographically - it never went away :)

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in Russia it is called "milliard"

In German it's called 'Milliarde'.

I've never heard anyone say '1000 million' instead of '1 milliard'.

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Wait, what year did England become part of Europe again?

1973.

I've never heard anyone say 'one thousand million' outside of horrible attempts to quote an Austin Powers line.

Where exactly did you see/hear it like this?

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Geographically - it never went away :)

No, but politically there is a separation. It seems to go back and forth. Sometimes England is a part of Europe, and other times there is a distinction.

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in Russia it is called "milliard"

Same for all other Slavic languages. (milliard, milliarda, miliyarda, etc.)

I don't know where OP heard 1000 million. :/

Perhaps ze intrawebz? Intrawebz r srs.

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Same for all other Slavic languages. (milliard, milliarda, etc.)

I don't know where OP heard 1000 million. :/

Perhaps ze intrawebz? Intrawebz r srs.

They deliver the data using the method of sending TCP packets via dove mail, that's TRU srs!

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