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bildung
6y ago
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Common mistake if you come from a language using the long scale:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales
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fastball
6y ago
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I guess instead of saying "a billion dollars" we should say "1 Gigadollar"
rudiv
6y ago
Mmm, I'd like to spend no more than half a kilorupeee on dinner.
BrandoElFollito
6y ago
I was surprised the first time I read about crore and lakh, they take some time to get used to.
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