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RE: Billion and other internationalization items (was Appendixes vs. Annexes)
Subject:RE: Billion and other internationalization items (was Appendixes vs. Annexes) From:"Elizabeth OShea" <Elizabeth -dot- OShea -at- emergesmart -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 17 May 2002 11:40:56 +0100
>It's true that Britain used to have billion as 10 to the 12,
>or a million million, but that hasn't been the case for
>some 30 years or so now.
There are mixed messages about this one. For example, Cambridge
International lists both usages, and marks 10 to the 12 as British, so it's
obviously trickling down slowly.
This is an issue for me in my work because the company I work for is finally
developing a style guide and we have a number of international clients.
BTW, thanks for the link to the Guardian styleguide.
elizabeth
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