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0 pointsbildung5y ago0 comments

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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I guess instead of saying "a billion dollars" we should say "1 Gigadollar"

rudiv5y ago

Mmm, I'd like to spend no more than half a kilorupeee on dinner.

I was surprised the first time I read about crore and lakh, they take some time to get used to.

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0 pointsbildung5y ago0 comments

Common mistake if you come from a language using the long scale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales

I guess instead of saying "a billion dollars" we should say "1 Gigadollar"

rudiv5y ago

Mmm, I'd like to spend no more than half a kilorupeee on dinner.

I was surprised the first time I read about crore and lakh, they take some time to get used to.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse