Hi Somebody asked me to get 1000 thousand and 5000 thousand copies of something. I am not english speaking native and my query is if that sum is 1000 and 5000 (1K and 5K) or it is 1.000.000 and 5.000.000 (1 million and 5 million copies). I'd appreciate your reply, Thanks.
2007-04-27 02:27:04 · 11 answers · asked by Gabriel 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Thanks fellas, i appraciate it. Steven, i haven't heard it, I have just received it by email, thanks for advicing anyway.
2007-04-27 02:45:37 · update #1
Al, she is from Ireland.
2007-04-27 03:25:01 · update #2
This person is requesting 1,000,000 and 5,000,000 copies of something respectively.
The problem lies in the existence of two types of definition for "billion"- a British billion (1,000,000,000,000) and an American billion (1,000,000,000).
Generally, the majority of people in the world assume a million to be 1,000,000- that is, with six 0's. However, if there is ever any doubt or worry of confusion, people communicate more accurately with "a thousand thousand" as this will always mean with six 0's (/ "x10 to the power 6")
2007-04-27 02:54:40 · answer #1 · answered by Al 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No native English-speaking person would say 'a thousand thasand' or 'five thousand thousand'. As you correctly point out, they would say 'one million' etc. I'd check with the person that asked you before making the copies. A million copies on A4 paper 80gsm would weigh 5 tonnes!
2007-04-27 02:46:08 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1000 thousand is 1 million.
5000 thousand is 5 million.
If your not sure about how many copies they actually want, it would be a good idea to double check (just to be on the safe side eh?)
2007-04-27 02:38:31 · answer #3 · answered by Jenni 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1000 is just that 1000, if you want 1000 copies say in paper form, put the original on to scanner and input 1000 into printer this will then produce 1000 copies of the document. You may need to top up the paper in the printer though.
2007-04-27 02:35:15 · answer #4 · answered by Danielle P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1000 Thousand is a million.
2007-04-27 02:29:29 · answer #5 · answered by abluebobcat 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1000 thousand and 5000 means
1 million, five thousand, or 1,005,000
2007-04-27 04:00:18 · answer #6 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a million.
2007-04-27 05:47:46 · answer #7 · answered by elflaeda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a million
2007-04-27 06:40:38 · answer #8 · answered by cartoona 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why didnt the fools just ask for 6,000,000 copies.thats six million by the way.
2007-04-27 10:04:55 · answer #9 · answered by earl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1x1,000,000 would be 1 million
10x100,000 would be 1 million
100x10,000 would be 1 million
1,000x1,000 would be 1 million
Ask them again first though, because I think you have heard them wrong.
2007-04-27 02:33:52 · answer #10 · answered by Steven W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋