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<p>[QUOTE="bhp3rd, post: 702097, member: 16510"]<b>Well, should we just continue using the wrong term even after we learn the correct</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>Well, should we just continue using the wrong term even after we learn the correct one? It's just another part of the problem. When folks really lean why it's a doublED die instead of a double die they may even begin to understand why. In other words it's the die not the coin we are first talking about - it's a doublED die that struck the coin - this is key to getting this stuff right. Are we to expect people are too lazy to add an "D" to the word? If so we are going to raise a generation of coin people who are less than prepared to be knowlegable about a very precise subject.</p><p>You can perpetuate the problem or try and help - which are you going to be???[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bhp3rd, post: 702097, member: 16510"][b]Well, should we just continue using the wrong term even after we learn the correct[/b] Well, should we just continue using the wrong term even after we learn the correct one? It's just another part of the problem. When folks really lean why it's a doublED die instead of a double die they may even begin to understand why. In other words it's the die not the coin we are first talking about - it's a doublED die that struck the coin - this is key to getting this stuff right. Are we to expect people are too lazy to add an "D" to the word? If so we are going to raise a generation of coin people who are less than prepared to be knowlegable about a very precise subject. You can perpetuate the problem or try and help - which are you going to be???[/QUOTE]
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