note 34029 deleted from function.number-format by didou

From: Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 16:02:38 +0000
Subject: note 34029 deleted from function.number-format by didou
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Note Submitter: mwwaygoo AT hotmail DOT com ---- Be aware that if you are changing values into words that it depends which country you are in. First off let me explain a few things to get a grounding in how words are used to describe numbers. UNIcycle is a cycle with 1 wheel (correct!) BIcycle is a cycle with 2 wheels (correct!) TRIcycle is a cycle with 3 wheels (correct!) Right!, now a million (1,000,000) is a 1 followed by 6 zeros. A billion (BI-meaning 2) would be similar to a million but have two of what a million has. Which follows that it should be a 1 followed by 12 zeros (6 x 2). BUT in the US their billion has 9 zeros, not 12 ??????? Which if you followed that logic, would give us, a bicycle is a cycle that has 1.5 wheels!

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