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[-] Flughoernchen@feddit.de 202 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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.

[-] cerement@slrpnk.net 127 points 7 months ago
[-] magic_lobster_party@kbin.run 54 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I’m also among those 10,000! Good day to be alive.

[-] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 14 points 7 months ago

We’re 3 of the lucky 30,000

I can feel all the math people dying inside from not reducing that

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

How much is that after the exchange rate?

[-] RobinRoswell@lemmy.ml 9 points 7 months ago

Such a wholesome XKCD

[-] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 29 points 7 months ago

What does ETA stand for in this context?

[-] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 51 points 7 months ago

Edited To Add. The constant barrage of TLAs is exhausting.

[-] CuriousRefugee@lemmy.ml 28 points 7 months ago

What does TLA stand for in this context?

[-] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 38 points 7 months ago
[-] unreachable@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

CIA = Can't Ignore Ass

FBI = For Better Income

NSA = Not Sucking Anyone

[-] foo@feddit.uk 8 points 7 months ago
[-] Peter1986C 8 points 7 months ago

There are also Extended Three-Letter Acronyms, because e.g. Four-Letter Acronym would be a TLA.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago
[-] Deebster@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

Next is the Doubly Extended Three Letter Acronym.

[-] Neato@ttrpg.network 10 points 7 months ago

I am one of the 10,000 today.

Never seen it used like that before. Usually just use Edit:

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago

It’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

[-] JCreazy@midwest.social 14 points 7 months ago

The only thing I can think of is Estimated Time of Arrival.

[-] Neato@ttrpg.network 8 points 7 months ago

Huh. 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.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 9 points 7 months ago

That was only in the "am I the asshole" sub which was a trash fire you were wise to avoid.

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

FWIW IIRC “ETA” actually= “ESH”, Everyone Sucks Here

[-] dogsoahC@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago

If anyone is the last, it's me. Thank you.

[-] illi@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

You are at worst second to last. You also thought about the possibility first, unlike me.

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