Re: [TR] New Alternator - Stag

[Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr@gmail.com>]

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They are with us (with the US if you will):

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/words/how-many-is-a-billion

First we (Americans) took the language of Shakespeare, then we made our
own, now we are willing to share it with the world.

Geo

On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 3:12 PM, Dave <dave1massey@cs.com> wrote:

> Not so sure.  I have heard, but not verified, that in GB a Billion is a
> Million Million which is why they refer to 10^9 as a Thousand Million.
> Perhaps some of our British compatriots can confirm or deny this.
>
>
> Dave Massey
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr@gmail.com>
> To: triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thu, Sep 8, 2016 3:07 pm
> Subject: Re: [TR] New Alternator - Stag
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> On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 3:49 AM, Anthony Rhodes <spamiam@comcast.net>
> wrote:
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>> Now the letters are determined by the Greek  ( or is it Latin?)
>> designation: kilo,mega, giga, micro, nano, etc and sometimes to keep it
>> clear, you also have to use the Greek letter, such as for "micro".
>>
>
> At least we finally agreed on how much is a billion.  That only took a
> century or two to settle.
>
> Geo
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>They are with us (with the US if you will):</div><div=
><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/words/how-m=
any-is-a-billion">http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/words/how-many-is-a-=
billion</a></div><div><br></div><div>First we (Americans) took the language=
 of Shakespeare, then we made our own, now we are willing to share it with =
the world.</div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extr=
a"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 3:12 PM, Dave <spa=
n dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dave1massey@cs.com"; target=3D"_blank">d=
ave1massey@cs.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><=
font color=3D"black" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D"4"><font=
 size=3D"4">Not so sure.=C2=A0 I have heard, but not verified, that in GB a=
 Billion is a Million Million which is why they refer to 10^9 as a Thousand=
 Million.=C2=A0 Perhaps some of our British compatriots can confirm or deny=
 this.</font>

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From: Geo Hahn &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ahwahneetr@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank=
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To: triumphs &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blan=
k">triumphs@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br>

Sent: Thu, Sep 8, 2016 3:07 pm<br>

Subject: Re: [TR] New Alternator - Stag<br>

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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 3:49 AM, Anthony Rhodes <=
span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a>spamiam@comcast.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>



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eft-style:solid">
Now the letters are determined by the Greek=C2=A0 ( or is it Latin?) design=
ation: kilo,mega, giga, micro, nano, etc and sometimes to keep it clear, yo=
u also have to use the Greek letter, such as for &quot;micro&quot;.<br>

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<div>At least we finally agreed on how much is a billion.=C2=A0 That only t=
ook a century or two to settle.</div>



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