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Re: Words we no longer use

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Originally Posted by artdutra04 View Post
Five and Dime: A convenience store where everything cost either 5¢ or 10¢. (Adjusted for inflation, 5¢ in the 1910's is about $1.00 today)
That made me think of how seldom used the cents sign is these days...It doesn't even appear on keyboards! Most people just type $0.xx when they're referring to cents.

Also, remember $2 bills? I know they're not *that* old, but I always liked them.
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