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David Thompson <dave.thompson2@verizon.net> writes:

> Nitpick: 4 billion (US) or 4 thousand million (GB).

How very 20th century of you. The UK has long ago adopted the 10^9 = billion.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/explore/how-many-is-a-billion