Penny, not Cent

[Quin]

I've been getting a lot of comments on my videos about how I call these coins "pennies" instead of "cents".

So I did a little research to find out what the precedent on this issue is. I found several old threads here on Tnet that I will link down below in case you want to read through them for yourself.

I personally call them pennies and I think I have a pretty good argument for why I do this. It looks like most people on this forum are with me on this. If you're not, I challenge you to come up with a rebuttal to the points I make in this video. Let's see what you've got!



And here are the links to the past posts on this issue:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/coin-roll-hunting/439851-its-cent-not-penny.html
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/coin-roll-hunting/342336-petition-all-crhers.html
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/coin-roll-hunting/280698-penny-not-cent.html

 

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[GMan00001]

Much like an earlier reply however, I see "cent" as the denomination (or 1/100th of a dollar) and "penny" as a generic description of a coin with a value of 1/100th of the base monetary unit. As such, I say they are interchangeable as the meaning is obvious.


After writing that, I did a quick internet search for the definition of both and it pretty much said the same thing:

cent - a monetary unit of the US, Canada, and various other countries, equal to one hundredth of a dollar, euro, or other decimal currency unit.

penny - a one-cent coin equal to one hundredth of a dollar.

 

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[trdking]

This is just an exercise in promoting divisive bickering. But, that is right up my alley. So, . . .

It's easy, even for the laziest of hacks, to argue on the side of the majority.
However, having a majority agree with flawed logic doesn't make the logic any less flawed.

I hope everyone realizes that:
1) You really are not "taping" things on your DVR.
2) Pencils do not contain lead.
3) Peanuts are not nuts.
4) Kleenex is a brand name, not a item.
5) Kolas are not bears.
6) Native Americans are not Indian.
7) Most pre-1982 cents (aka pennies) are not copper, they are brass or bronze.

Right or wrong, these things are generally understood to mean what most ppl believe they mean. People who have grown up calling the 1-cent coin a penny won't stop just because it is not technically correct (for some hair-splitting reason). Just like the majority won't stop calling aluminum wrap "tin foil".

Can you make a Xerox of this and send it to me?

 

[SnakemanBill]

Koalas arent bears either.