Re: Monetary units (was: Types of numerals)

--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, John Vertical <johnvertical@H...>
wrote:

caeruleancentaur wrote:
>John Vertical <johnvertical@H...> wrote:
>
> >"Ct"? Interesting, I've before only seen "c" and "cn" used.
>
>Both "c." and "ct." are correct abbreviations for "cent."  "Cn." is
not.

Correct for what cents? I've seen "cn" a handful of times here in
Finland,
but never "ct".

John Vertical

--- End forwarded message ---


Silly me!  When Carsten used the expression "my 2 cts. worth" I
assumed he was talking about American currency.  It is an expression
used frequently in the U.S. and I wasn't aware that the "cent" was
Finnish currency.  I only know markka and penni.  Therefore, I chose
to explain the abbreviations as we use them here in the U.S.  That
is a lesson well-learned by me.  The next time someone refers to
what I assume to be an American topic, I'll check to see what is
done in Finland before I expound on it.  For those who are
interested, the source of my (mis)information is the American
Heritage Dictionary.  "cn." is not given as an abbreviation for
anything in English.

Charlie
http://wiki.frath.net/user:caeruleancentaur