Gordon Brown Billions

[The Prophet]

I hadn't noticed that.

I'm normally too busy getting annoyed by everything else the prick says.

[bull996]

I noticed it too.

Also drives me fking mad when fools say "It was 27 pound" inseatd of "27 poundS" (I think Gordon "the one eyed scottish tt" does that too )

[Jasandjules]

I don't listen to the w****er. It just raises my blood pressure so I don't bother.. I can't even stand the way he breathes.

[Mazda Baiter]

Jasandjules said:

I can't even stand the way he breathes.

I've thought of a solution to that...

[Simpo Two]

Interesting point - '3' is plural so it ought to be 'billions' - you say 'three poundS'

Maybe 'billion' is a plural word like 'sheep'. If not, what is a singular billion?

[Justayellowbadge]

3 billion pounds.

Not 3 billions pounds.

[anonymous-user]

It's a fking milliard anyway, the Americans who can't count inflicted us with the concept that inflating a an odd power number of a thousand million sounds better as billion, rather than a million million.

Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 19th March 15:26

[soad]

Jasandjules said:

I don't listen to the w****er.

Same here, therefore not noticed it.

[Doofus]

Perhaps billion isn't singular or plural, maybe it's collective:

A herd of cows. Three herds of cows.
A billion of cows. Three billions of cows.

Nope.

Maybe it's both, like sheep:

A sheep. Three sheep.
A billion. Three billion.

Sounds reasonable.

Just to be sure, we should think about what if it was singular?

A woman. Three women.
A billion. Three wobellion.

Hmmm...

A dog. Three dogs. A pack of dogs.
A billion. Three billions. A pack of billions. A rabid billion. The Dangerous Billions Act. Post pictures of your billions. My billion's got no nose.

So it seems Winky might be correct. That can't be right, surely?


Besides, his Government have given us a new monetary multiple:

"fking shed loads".

A fking shed load. Three fking shed loads.


Quod erat demonstrandum.

[Chris71]

This is one case where I'd happily see the grammar police be allowed to issue a death warrant.

[theaxe]

Simpo Two said:

Interesting point - '3' is plural so it ought to be 'billions' - you say 'three poundS'

Maybe 'billion' is a plural word like 'sheep'. If not, what is a singular billion?

But billion is part of the number. You don't say "Threes" you say three.

[motco]

Actually he says "bill-yons"

[Jasandjules]

Mazda Baiter said:

Jasandjules said:

I can't even stand the way he breathes.

I've thought of a solution to that...

Form an orderly queue.....