GR 215: Milliards of francs

[Mark Kohut]

At your service.

French root as we know....defined in the OED as a thousand million.

Earliest citation in English is 1793,,,,in which 'regal and
ecclesiastical plunder"is said
to be four milliards.

Byron used it in 1803 and last use is DEUTSCH...1879...

On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 4:52 PM Paul Cray <pmcray at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> https://blog.harwardcommunications.com/2013/05/21/the-difference-between-milliard-and-billion/
>
>
> Billion meant 10^12 in British English up until the early 1970s. I
> remember the irksome discussions around the topic when I was a child. I
> certainly knew of the term "milliard", but I don't know how much it was
> ever used non-knowingly. The citations in the OED, if anyone has access to
> that, would make it clear one way or the other.
>
> Paul
>
> On Sat, 28 Mar 2020 at 15:44, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Mirriam Webster says *British......*
>>
>> and defines as a thousand millions...
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 11:39 AM <bulb at vheissu.net> wrote:
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>> > Sure thanks I know (French being my 2nd language).  My question is: does
>> > the word exist in English?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 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
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 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
>> > <mailto:jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com> > wrote:
>> >
>> > Billion, no?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 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)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Michel.
>> >
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