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"Jay Beckman" wrote:
"Jack Allison" wrote in message ... Jay Honeck wrote: Dang, you wouldn't think such a minor thing would be so hard to change, but after saying it one way 5.6 zillion-billion times Wow, that's a lot of takeoffs/landing...you must have a gazillion hours logged by now...and you were saying I'm flying a lot lately? :-) Jack, If I've told you once I've told you a billion times: DON'T EXAGERATE!! ;O) There is a wonderful website where umpteen definitions of indeterminate numbers are provided. The URL is: http://www.incompetech.com/gallimaufry/numbers.html Here are some examples: "eleventeen I'm not sure how large this number is, but I'm pretty sure it is between 11 and 21 inclusive. Nominally used to mean any absurd use of a specific number. e.g. "I had to enter a product activation code of 'A ampersand g g L P 7 eleventeen something...'" umpteen This number is relatively small (usually under 30). It is used in conjunction with a specific task (or task iteration). e.g. "I told you for the umpteenth time - 'No swimming with the sharks!'" zillion Any incomprehensibly large number. For a five-year-old $100 is about equal to "a zillion dollars". For an average adult, this number is certainly greater than 100,000... but it depends on context. e.g. "That company charges zillions if you want them to consult." bazillion More than a zillion... possibly as small as 2 zillion. (can also be spelled bizillion or bahzillion [rare].)" (And so on - the web site has oodles more.) |
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