Should we call a dollar a thaler??

Might as well if a cent is called a penny!

The two usages would be very similar in historical nature and equally ludicrous.

If I were in England, I would give you "a penny for your thoughts' or be "penny wise and pound foolish". Can you see Clint Eastwood starring in "For a Few Thalers More" or "A fist Full of Thalers"?

Did you know that the first US dollars had no denomination on the obverse or reverse, but had a lettered edge that said "one hundred cents or unit"?

You can neither find the word "penny" nor "thaler" on any US mint-produced coin, so why call them that?

BTW, this is not a senseless point (pun intended). If you were in England, you would be cents less but could have a pocket full of pennies.

This thread was initiated at the suggestion of one of our kind moderators. Perhaps it will prompt a healthy debate. Heck, it may even convince some who have lacked sense (pun also intended) and erroneously used the term penny when referring to a cent to mend the error in their ways.

 

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We broke away from Europe on our boat ride here,we have built this country on our "own" decisions,and as Americans we stand out from the crowd.Why would we want to "join" back in.We set standards and en-ovations.we dont just follow.We...

 

I was born an American and there for the freedom of speech act says that I can say, BRACE FOR IT.......... PENNY PENNY PENNY PENNY PENNY PENNY PENNY PENNY. For 29 years thats what i've been calling it, so who cares.

 

Iam going to say no to the thaler, It,s just not a good ol usa name!

 

You are absolutely right in the "technical" aspect because a cent is not a penny but in all reality this is a battle you will lose.

Does it really make a difference what we call it? Is it going to have any effect to the outcome? Do we not know what the coin is by calling it a "penny".

I feel you are trying to create an agruement b/c you brought this up in Pennywise thread.

When my wife says hey "donkey" , I know she's talking to me but because I am not a "donkey" should she not be allowed to call me that? Should she not use my name?


You say potayto, I say potato; you say tomayto, I say tomato...

-Shrek

 

very well said.

 

Who would have ever thought the lowly penny held such importance to the state of the universe.

 

I never could understand why so many people in the States would want to emulate the Brits anyway. They've been driving on the wrong side of the road for decades.

Chris

 

Like I said before, let me know where your "store" is so I can avoid it, if this is your best example of professionalism!

 

I an not fighting a "battle", but I am attempting to rectify a gross inaccuracy. I find it odd that a respected coin dealer uses an inaccurate moniker for her business. Would you be attracted to shop at the Dollar Store if it was namend the Thaler Store?

If you use the term "penny" to describe a US cent, then I agree with your wife's characterization of you.

 

Really If they wanted to call a Dollar Store a Thaler Store than I don't really care. My main concern is A. Friendilness/ Respectfulness/ Knowledge/ Cleaniness B. Choices C. Prices.

After all it's JUST a name. Does it have an effect on the person's ability to do business?

 

Because NORMAL everyday people call it a penny and are happy with it, when I ask to look at wheat pennies or ask if they have any steel pennies at my local coin shop they dont start ranting about proper terms regardless of how long there store has been open.

 

'Should we call a dollar a thaler?? '

You could, but everyone would think that you had a lisp.

 

As Doug mentioned it is common usage. The word has a referent in reality. That referent is a coin which happens to have Abe Lincoln's image on it. This is reality. You can kick and scream all you want, and you can insult knowledgeable, respected, and honest people around here, but you can't change that reality. Good luck fighting that insanely futile fight though. Let us know how it works out for you.

 

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Originally Posted by majorbigtime
I an not fighting a "battle", but I am attempting to rectify a gross inaccuracy.

As Doug mentioned it is common usage. The word has a referent in reality. That referent is a coin which happens to have Abe Lincoln's image on it. This is reality. You can kick and scream all you want, and you can insult knowledgeable, respected, and honest people around here, but you can't change that reality. Good luck fighting that insanely futile fight though. Let us know how it works out for you.


So are you saying that use of the word penny is only a "little wrong"? Is that like being slightly pregnant? If it ain't right, it must be wrong.

Common usage is no excuse IMO. It just means that many are wrong.

 

This article lists many misnomers that are common usage. Maybe you're so pedantic that you've never used any of them before, but I doubt it. Ever used the word "peanut?" At any rate, this should at least preoccupy you for awhile. Keep swinging that sword of righteous indignation at an immense reality.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misnomer

 

Nope. I'm not saying it's "a little wrong", moderately wrong, or grossly wrong. I said that the word has a common referent in reality. It's right as rain as far as I'm concerned.

 

You said and I qoute "

I am an advocate of first amendment rights, and freedom of speech seemingly is respected here."

Read more: http://www.cointalk.com/t107702/#ixzz0nunJ1CGV

Seems to me your a hipocrite of everyone else's freedom of speech to call a cent a penny.

10 million Elvis fan's can't be wrong.
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