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Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.
I'm Sam.
And I'm Neil.
Neil, would you describe yourself as a numbers person?
If you mean, am I someone who understands numbers and is good at using them and interpreting data, then no?
Okay, so maybe you're like me.
You weren't good at mass at school?
No, I wasn't.
Algebra, geometry, times tables.
It was all very confusing.
Yeah, we're not alone, Neil.
But the fear of numbers might just be in our heads and we might have enough number knowledge to get by with.
That's what we'll be exploring in this program while looking at some relevant vocabulary.
But, sorry, Neil.
I'm going to start with a mass question.
It's thought the largest number in the world is called a Google.
It's written with a one.
And how many zeros?