On 2020-07-03 17:52, Jim J. Jewett wrote:
Specifying British English (as opposed to just British spelling) would probably
tempt people to use more Brit-only idioms, in the same way that Monty Python
tempts people to make Flying Circus references.
I don't love the idea of talking more about how many zeroes in a billion, or whether
"table it" is an extra-fun reference *because* of the ambiguity.
The UK officially switched to the "short" billion (9 zeros) in 1974.
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion
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