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Re:Wirecard files for insolvency after financial hole laid bare by mratsim on Thursday June 25, 2020 @08:18AM (#23639770)
What? So what do German use for 10^9, Milliarden?

In French we use Milliard for billion and Trilliard for Trillions (and millions for millions).

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Re:Wirecard files for insolvency after financial hole laid bare by tilolebo on Thursday June 25, 2020 @08:33AM (#23639908)
Wow, French living in Germany for over 10 years, never realized that Billion meant something else here.

I guess I'm not rich enough, ahah.

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Re:Wirecard files for insolvency after financial hole laid bare by detaro on Thursday June 25, 2020 @08:20AM (#23639780)
yep. Millionen, Milliarden, Billionen, Billiarden, Trillionen, Trilliarden
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