Lew Hartswick wrote:
cavelamb himself wrote:
Could you explain to me how 1000 million got to be a Billion?

Only in the US though...

I thought 1000 Million was a Billion everywhere.
Just as 1000 Billion is a Trillion ( at least in the US)
Every 10^3 we have a new name, don't we?

I suggest "Brazilian"