Its market value plunged by 63 per cent that day, to 3.3bn. What does it mean by "3.3bn."
S Suthipong Member Joined Oct 1, 2010 Member Type Other Native Language Thai Home Country Thailand Current Location Thailand Aug 23, 2011 #1 Its market value plunged by 63 per cent that day, to 3.3bn. What does it mean by "3.3bn."
SirGod Member Joined Feb 26, 2010 Location Romania Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Romanian Home Country Romania Current Location Romania Aug 23, 2011 #2 * Not a teacher In my opinion, bn stands for billion. So, it means that its market value is now 3.3 billions.
* Not a teacher In my opinion, bn stands for billion. So, it means that its market value is now 3.3 billions.
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Aug 23, 2011 #3 SirGod said: So, it means that its market value is now 3.3 billion[STRIKE]s[/STRIKE]. Click to expand... We say "Three hundred, thousand, million, billion dollars", but "hundreds, thousands, millions, billions of dollars"
SirGod said: So, it means that its market value is now 3.3 billion[STRIKE]s[/STRIKE]. Click to expand... We say "Three hundred, thousand, million, billion dollars", but "hundreds, thousands, millions, billions of dollars"
SirGod Member Joined Feb 26, 2010 Location Romania Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Romanian Home Country Romania Current Location Romania Aug 23, 2011 #4 Oh, a basic mistake. Thank you!
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Aug 23, 2011 #5 SirGod said: Oh, a basic mistake. Thank you! Click to expand... We all make, them - even native speakers. I have lost count of the number of typos I have perpetrated; some of them have resulted in an incorrect answer being given.
SirGod said: Oh, a basic mistake. Thank you! Click to expand... We all make, them - even native speakers. I have lost count of the number of typos I have perpetrated; some of them have resulted in an incorrect answer being given.