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Re: Currency Terms (was Re: French liaisons (was something else))

From:Muke Tever <hotblack@...>
Date:Sunday, February 8, 2004, 8:36
On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 01:55:41 -0600, Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>
wrote:
> "Ph. D." wrote: >> The US Mint has issued a dollar coin (the one with >> the native American woman on it).
Sacagawea--complete with pronunciation from the variant "Sacajawea" (which apparently has no historical basis).
>> No one uses >> them except the machines at the post office when >> giving change. The fact that no one likes them is >> why the US Mint has not gone ahead and removed >> the paper dollar. > > *I* like them, but I never get them. Besides, what's it matter whether > people like them or not? If they stopped making paper dollars, people > would have to use the dollar coin pretty quick.
I ask for them specially at the bank when I make withdrawals (which is admittedly, not often; yay for check cards). I find it easier to save coins than paper (coins get dumped in the change jar on returning home; paper gets carried around and spent later). *Muke! -- http://frath.net/ E jer savne zarjé mas ne http://kohath.livejournal.com/ Se imné koone'f metha http://kohath.deviantart.com/ Brissve mé kolé adâ.