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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fatima, post: 1413963, member: 22143&quot;]I don&#039;t agree,&nbsp; as you neglected to get the entire definition.&nbsp; Dictionary.com states that they use multiple sources to pull definitions.&nbsp; You can check further down for their source on a particular word.&nbsp;&nbsp; On your link you will see the complete definition of the world &quot;coin&quot; at the bottom of the page.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #333333">coin</span> </b> (kɔɪn) </p><p>— <b><i>n </i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><ol> <li>a metal disc or piece used as money</li> <li>metal currency, as opposed to securities, paper currency, etcRelated: nummary</li> </ol><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Furthermore the definitive source for American English is Websters which gives this additional definition</p><ul> <li><i>b</i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>:</b> metal money</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And the definitive source for English, Oxford&#039;s dictionary states this:</p><ul> <li>noun : a flat, typically round piece of metal with an official stamp, used as money.</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p>So I don&#039;t think that you have proved your case that it is a misuse of English.&nbsp; &nbsp; Now I suppose the next argument that could be made that only government can issue money, but that isn&#039;t correct either but I won&#039;t get into the semantics of what constitutes money or not.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So if the Dictionary is now the standard on how we can refer to Mr. Carr&#039;s work, then I see nothing in the dictionary that would preclude using the word &quot;coin&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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