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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Samuel Johnson's Dictionary #6094 09/06/2000 9:33 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 ...but one can have the CD-ROM for a lousy $250 dollar-bucks American! Hmm, $560. I guess it makes sense to start saving my cents. Which raises another qustion that has long intrigued me: Why do Americans refer to cents as pennies? It seems a quaint relic from the imperial currency system, given that both dollar and cent would appear to be derived from Spanish. BTW, may I say that I'm rather proud of "YARTist"? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Samuel Johnson's Dictionary Father Steve 09/06/2000 5:47 AM Re: Samuel Johnson's Dictionary AnnaStrophic 09/06/2000 4:00 PM Re: Samuel Johnson's Dictionary Jackie 09/06/2000 7:10 PM Re: Samuel Johnson's Dictionary Max Quordlepleen 09/06/2000 7:33 PM Re: Samuel Johnson's Dictionary tsuwm 09/06/2000 8:49 PM Re: Samuel Johnson's Dictionary Max Quordlepleen 09/06/2000 9:06 PM Re: Samuel Johnson's Dictionary tsuwm 09/06/2000 9:26 PM Re: Samuel Johnson's Dictionary Max Quordlepleen 09/06/2000 9:33 PM Re: Dollars and cents AnnaStrophic 09/06/2000 11:20 PM Re: Dollars and cents Max Quordlepleen 09/07/2000 12:46 AM Re: Samuel Johnson's Dictionary Father Steve 09/06/2000 11:16 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,393 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 19 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,214 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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