GR 215: Milliards of francs

[Mark Kohut]

Mirriam Webster says *British......*

and defines as a thousand millions...

On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 11:39 AM <bulb at vheissu.net> wrote:

> Sure thanks I know (French being my 2nd language).  My question is: does
> the word exist in English?
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> From: Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
> Sent: zaterdag 28 maart 2020 16:33
> To: Michel <bulb at vheissu.net>
> Cc: waste <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Subject: Re: GR 215: Milliards of francs
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> Dunno why I posed this in the form of a question. French is my first
> language, and yes, "milliard" is "en Francais" for "billion".
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> yer old pal Jerky LeBoeuf, Acadian Esq.
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> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 11:30 AM Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com
> <mailto:jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com> > wrote:
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> Billion, no?
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> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 11:30 AM <bulb at vheissu.net <mailto:
> bulb at vheissu.net> > wrote:
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> GR 215:
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> "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."
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> Are there any known uses of "milliard" in English as English? (and yes, am
> aware of milliard being French for trillion)
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> Michel.
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