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OttoJ Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Millions
-[...] whereas about £ 1,000 millions of German assets were appropriated [...]
How do you pronounce the red words? One millions pounds of; or ?
How do you pronounce the red words? One millions pounds of; or ?
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I suspect the original may have read "... " If so, then you can read it as: One thousand million pounds of German assets.
- I suspect the original may have read "...
- " If so, then you can read it as: One thousand million pounds of German assets.
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I suspect the original may have read "... £1,000 million of German assets ..."
If so, then you can read it as: One thousand million pounds of German assets.
If so, then you can read it as: One thousand million pounds of German assets.
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The red words appear twice in Winston Churchill's book. Do native English speakers think this usage was correct formerly but is wrong nowadays?
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