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What does he mean by 300 million dollars ago?
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Aug 19, 2023 4:31 AM
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Normally AGO is used in reference to the passage of time (three years ago, etc.). But sometimes, somewhat informally, people use it in reference to something else:
Q: "How's Anne?" A:"Anne? That was four girlfriends ago. I'm dating Kathy now."
Q: "How was Germany?" A: "That was two vacations ago. I just got back from Thailand."
So, '300 million dollars ago' means at a point in the past before the most recent 300 million dollars were earned.
August 19, 2023
It's a play on words. Meaning that the person became a millionaire when he left college and made 300 million since then.
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