Half Dollar Equals $.50 Or .50 Cents

Thanks for the additonal comments. Great story, btw, slly. It's sad that there is a pervasive problem in our country in regards to this issue. You can see it everywhere (primarily in stores). I too think that it's sad a person could graduate college and still not understand.

This absolutely wonderful website doesn't have to be part of the same mentality.

WE HERE CAN GET IT RIGHT!

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but to keep up the image that coin collectors are smarter than the general public

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I always thought that coin collectors WERE the general public not some big shot,better than you, smart aleck with a degree in mathmatics,english, and grammar.

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Everyone knows that .05 gallons is waaaaaay different than .05 cups or that .05 yards is waaaaaaay different than .05 inches.

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I don't know of anyone writing measurements like this.

To me it doesn't matter how it is written as long as both parties understand what their meaning is.

madspec

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Halfabust, I see no need to delete any of your posts. I personally think this was a healthy "debate", and potentially opened some eyes to where our society has gone with regards to basic education. I also agree that some of the extremes that have been noted here are just that, extremes. Certainly not publicly bashing anyone for their stories or tales, so don't misinterpret.

Having said that, We are a public forum with all walks of life and education. We(members as a whole) can correct, in a polite manner, and hope to educate. But forcing someone to conform to something and potentially thinking them inferior or stupid for not understanding or accepting is not the way to get a point across. Mind you, that last sentence is not directed at anyone in particular!!

This example to me is no different that calling a Lincoln Cent a "penny", but there's no reason to re-open that can....

"half of a dollar, fifty cents, fiddy cent, 2 bits, 50 cents, half a buck..."

Should be 4 bits. "Two bits, four bits, six bits a dollar; all for (insert team here), stand up and holler!" Also, pieces of eight.

My mother got in a argument with a sales clerk over flowers marked " .10 cents" once.

Fatcat

I don't see what the big deal is. I could count at least a dozen grammatical errors in this thread (starting with the fact that toomtoom doesn't capitalize his own name in his signature area), but no one is up in arms about that. Now if .50 cents caused Wal-mart cashiers to make mistakes during check-out, then maybe there would be a point to make.

Incidentally halfbust was right, popular vernacular often dictates our current grammar.

I have no problem with no I'm lingo, mainly because I have no idea what it all means. The first time I saw LOL I thought my friend was saying "lots of love". That was kind of awkward.

My point was that I just don't see the significance of the 50 cent thing when we let so much other stuff slide.