Two hundred fifty thousand millionS ???

[Trémière]

Hello people!

I'm currently reading a text in order to make a text commentary and there's something I quite don't get. The sentence says:

" [...] the astounding fact startles us that in 1935, fifty years from now, [...], one hundred and eighty millions of English-speaking republicans will exist under one flag and possess more than two hundred and fifty thousand millions of dollars [...]"

My questions are:
How is it possible there is an "s" in "millions"?
Do you think this is correct?

 

[jutfrank]

Apparently, it was correct in 1885. It isn't correct any more.

Please make sure you tell us the source of any sentences you ask us about. Thank you.

Andrew Carnegie on “The Triumph of America” (1885) | The American Yawp Reader

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[Rover_KE]

Welcome to the forum, [U] [U]Trémière[/U][/U].

I'm currently reading a text ...

Welcome to the forum, Trémière.

Always tell us the source and author of any text you quote, please.

 

[99bottles]

When there is a stated number, we use million (two/three/etc. million).

When we want to emphasize an unspecified large number, we use millions of (I have done this millions of times).

I am not a teacher nor a native speaker.