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

--- "Ph. D." <phild@...> wrote:
> > And "a quarter eagle", amongst a certain
> > set, is also 100% understandable.
>
> If you walked down a city street, I think you'd
> have
> a hard time finding anyone who knows that an
> eagle is ten dollars.
That's why I said "amongst a certain set".

> The fact that no one likes them is
> why the US Mint has not gone ahead and removed
> the paper dollar.
It's all inertia, really. Canada would be in the
same boat, had they done what the US is currently
doing.

Padraic.



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