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Re: Different prejudices and $.02
Iain Walker (iainw@SUE.ECON.SU.OZ.AU)
Wed, 24 Apr 1996 19:51:02 +1100
On Tue, 23 Apr 1996, Kotliar wrote:
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> my $.02
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> Jay K.
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Assuming (and I _am_ assuming) that the above comment is intended to be the
decimal version of "my two bits worth", I just thought that this might be
an opportune moment to point out that a "bit" was a 12 and a half cent
coin and thus two bits was 25c, not 2c.
You didn't really think you could get a shave and a haicut for a mere 2c,
did you?
Iain Walker
Dept. of Anthropology
University of Sydney
iainw@sue.econ.su.oz.au
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