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On Wednesday, October 22, 2014 11:13:51 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-10-22 12:47 PM, Thomas wrote:
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> > On Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:58:45 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:

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> >> It comes to $3.57, and since we don't have pennies here anymore

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> > You do not have pennies? Where are you?

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> Canada. We did away with the penny last year. Prices are still marked
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> to the last cent, but when purchases are totalled they are rounded off
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> to the nearest nickel.


Now you'll have to explain that our nickel is a five cent piece.
And our dollar coin is nicknamed a loonie.
And our two dollar coin is nicknamed a toonie.
And that our paper money is made of plastic now.
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