Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 9 days agoWhat is with America and the #9? For example stuff cost something like 9.99 or 3 payments of 39.99 or 9 out of 10 doctors or dentists or whomever agree?message-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down113
arrow-up14arrow-down1message-squareWhat is with America and the #9? For example stuff cost something like 9.99 or 3 payments of 39.99 or 9 out of 10 doctors or dentists or whomever agree?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarebuttmasterflex@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoMy mistake, thanks for the correction! I didn’t know it historically went back that far as a valid unit. I always figured it was just people being scummy with no basis for it.
minus-squareTootGuitar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 days agoNo prob! We never actually produced a 1 mill coin, but there was a half-cent (5 mill) coin produced until 1857!
My mistake, thanks for the correction! I didn’t know it historically went back that far as a valid unit. I always figured it was just people being scummy with no basis for it.
No prob! We never actually produced a 1 mill coin, but there was a half-cent (5 mill) coin produced until 1857!