GR 215: Milliards of francs

[Mark Thibodeau]

Dunno why I posed this in the form of a question. French is my first
language, and yes, "milliard" is "en Francais" for "billion".

yer old pal Jerky LeBoeuf, Acadian Esq.

On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 11:30 AM Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Billion, no?
>
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 11:30 AM <bulb at vheissu.net> wrote:
>
>> GR 215:
>>
>> "No traffic whispering in the circular driveways, no milliards of francs
>> being wagered because of a woman or an entente of nations at any of the
>> tables inside."
>>
>>
>>
>> Are there any known uses of "milliard" in English as English? (and yes, am
>> aware of milliard being French for trillion)
>>
>>
>>
>> Michel.
>>
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