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Wait a minute... Does the name of the currency come from payments that were not counted but weighed? Gotta check.
ETA: Oh my gosh yes, one pound sterling (currency) was originally one pound (weight) of sterling silver. I'm probably the last person to discover this, but still that's pretty cool.
195 0 Replyyou’re one of today’s lucky 10,000
124 0 ReplyI’m also among those 10,000! Good day to be alive.
52 0 ReplyWe’re 3 of the lucky 30,000
I can feel all the math people dying inside from not reducing that
13 0 ReplyHow much is that after the exchange rate?
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Such a wholesome XKCD
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What does ETA stand for in this context?
29 0 ReplyEdited To Add. The constant barrage of TLAs is exhausting.
50 0 ReplyWhat does TLA stand for in this context?
27 0 ReplyThree Letter Acronym
37 0 ReplyBeautiful
22 0 ReplyFucking hell, lol
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There are also Extended Three-Letter Acronyms, because e.g. Four-Letter Acronym would be a TLA.
9 0 ReplyWe can go deeper.
3 0 ReplyNext is the Doubly Extended Three Letter Acronym.
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TIL
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I am one of the 10,000 today.
Never seen it used like that before. Usually just use Edit:
10 0 ReplyIt’s weird when Reddit started shifting from ETA: “everyone’s the asshole” to exited to add.
Idk I guess it’s the kids and their new dang language and hippity hop music
6 0 ReplyThe only thing I can think of is Estimated Time of Arrival.
14 0 ReplyHuh. I used reddit for about 12 years before switching to Lemmy last year and I don't think I ever noticed ETA. Maybe just different subs used it.
8 0 ReplyThat was only in the "am I the asshole" sub which was a trash fire you were wise to avoid.
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FWIW IIRC “ETA” actually= “ESH”, Everyone Sucks Here
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IKR
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If anyone is the last, it's me. Thank you.
6 0 ReplyYou are at worst second to last. You also thought about the possibility first, unlike me.
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