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Gullscorer wrote:Population of Britain and Ireland:

200 years ago.......... 18.5 million
100 years ago.......... 45.4 million
current population.... 66 million

Current population of India: 1.21 billion (A billion is a million million)

While I agree with that statement entirely, the now universally accepted billion is the sh1te American version ie 1000 x million.
Still a lot though......

EmetEdadsBeard wrote:While I agree with that statement entirely, the now universally accepted billion is the sh1te American version ie 1000 x million. Still a lot though......

Who says it's universally accepted??

A celebrity is someone who works hard all her life to become famous and then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized..

Gullscorer wrote: Who says it's universally accepted??

Everyone, hence 'universally' accepted.
I personally say "a 1000 million" but the billions you are commenting on regarding population is the American version, as is a billionaire, any use of the word in financial circles, pretty much everything.

Like I said,

So if I don't accept it, then it cannot be universally accepted. You're thought for the day..

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Gullscorer wrote:So if I don't accept it, then it cannot be universally accepted. You're thought for the day..

I'm on your side, I don't like it either, yet another Americanism that's crept in and is now fully established unfortunately.
I just said, it's universally accepted-should have added EXCEPT GULLSCORER!

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Why does Andy keep deleting his account when he gets depressed

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My Thought for today is one of my own

Why does Andy keep deleting his account when he gets depressed

by Gullscorer » 32 minutes ago

Andy thinks nobody loves him. Give him a typist to dictate to, and he'll be fine..

this ones for you andy (its not aimed at the 2 above at all, its just to cheer you up). =D


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