No, not now. Used to be

when we used billion to mean a million million. But we've fallen into line with the French and the Americans, so it's now a thousand million to everyone.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on February 10th 2015 at 17:20:22

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friday night sky prem games from 2016 under new deal (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 10, 17:01:56
- Five. Billion. Pounds (Other Football) - Greeny, Feb 10, 17:10:53
  - Is a billion different in the UK than the US? (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Feb 10, 17:16:40
    - No, not now. Used to be (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 10, 17:20:22
      - It would take you 280 hours to count to a million (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Feb 10, 17:24:17
        
        Although if you were saying the actual number to yourself, it's said it would take you (Other Football) - pants, Feb 10, 17:25:34
    - Used to be, but we've adopted the 'thousand million' US standard now... (Other Football) - Greeny, Feb 10, 17:20:15
      - and I bet ticket prices will still go up... (n/m) (Other Football) - CWC, Feb 10, 17:36:36
- ... (Other Football) - norway, Feb 10, 17:03:19
  - so bt will get saturday evening games instead of lunchtime (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 10, 17:05:15
    - might be same as before scudamore being a cock (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 10, 17:06:40
      - BT got B & F, rest to Sky. (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Feb 10, 17:09:13
        
        what time are the Saturday matches in the F package? (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 10, 17:16:07
        
        that's what i thought scudamore said (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 10, 17:13:12

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