| I am indeed British and no the conventional system hasn't changed. However, take the number 1 trillion for example. We have recently learnt that Great Britain have incurred a debt of around 1 trillion pound. However this number is £1,000,000,000,000 (12 zeros - a 'American' trillion) and not in fact a 'British' trillion, which would be £1,000,000,000,000,000,000 (18 zeros). The 'American' trillion is now more widely used and that is my reasoning behind my quiz. By all means argue your case. |