>  Then why are you using the American billion above?

Because he doesn't realise he is using the same billions as America (as have 
the rest of the UK for a few decades now).

I wonder if there are actually any English-speaking countries that use 1 
billion = 1e12?  If you see "billion" written (in English) then you can 
probably assume it is 1e9.

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