Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Maybe because no sane person in the year 2008 cares if it is called a cent or a penny? Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Dec 21, 2008, at 5:08 AM, Marc James Small wrote: > At 09:14 PM 12/20/2008, you wrote: > >I actually have one 1943 copper (bronze from reclaimed shell casings > >as were the 1944-46 ones. > > > Argh! It is spelled "penny" but the name is properly a "cent". One > of the first acts of the US Congress was to forbid the calling of a > cent a penny. > > Why haven't any of our so-observant folks corrected the SUBJ: > line? A victory of form over substance? > > Marc > > > msmall@aya.yale.edu > Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information