Comments on: Penny and Dime http://hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/ Marina Orlova - Not your typical philologist. Etymology, philology, word origins, origin of, hot teacher. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: James Sharp http://hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-193267 James Sharp Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:48:00 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-193267 I couldn't find this explained anywhere but if you are correct about the 90% reduction a plausible reason might be that "decimation" is the same as moving the "decimal" point one space to the left i.e... 100. becomes 10.0 I couldn’t find this explained anywhere but if you are correct about the 90% reduction a plausible reason might be that “decimation” is the same as moving the “decimal” point one space to the left i.e… 100. becomes 10.0

]]> By: pennsyltucky9 http://hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-193265 pennsyltucky9 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:37:00 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-193265 You're almost right. Instead of reducing a number or population BY one-tenth, decimation actually means reducing it TO one-tenth of the original number or population. So it really means a 90% reduction, as in reducing a population to just 10% of its original numbers. That's why it's used to indicate widespread destruction-- 90% of whatever you're measuring would be obliterated. You’re almost right. Instead of reducing a number or population BY one-tenth, decimation actually means reducing it TO one-tenth of the original number or population. So it really means a 90% reduction, as in reducing a population to just 10% of its original numbers.

That’s why it’s used to indicate widespread destruction– 90% of whatever you’re measuring would be obliterated.

]]> By: iluv2cutfarts http://hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-174837 iluv2cutfarts Thu, 13 May 2010 07:16:13 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-174837 I wonder who hotforconsultation is that Marina has been speaking with in the past couple of videos? Hmmmmm. I wonder who hotforconsultation is that Marina has been speaking with in the past couple of videos? Hmmmmm.

]]> By: leonard http://hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-154334 leonard Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:39:26 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-154334 :razz: frying pan?...[pan]...<b>I bet you.-.HotForWords</b> considers these older posts a bunch of [bull-shit]...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHepqVaA0ZM" rel="nofollow">cool and hot...[fire]</a><blockquote> :oops: <blockquote> :lol: <blockquote>[coin] :idea: </blockquote> :roll: </blockquote>[bridged]</blockquote> :idea: [mar-belled] :lol: :razz: frying pan?…[pan]…I bet you.-.HotForWords considers these older posts a bunch of [bull-shit]…cool and hot…[fire]
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]]> By: leonard http://hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-127135 leonard Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:17:27 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-127135 random and cool... :razz: random and cool… :razz:

]]> By: leonard http://hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-117000 leonard Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:36:47 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-117000 spiffyw---I like your comment...<blockquote>Have A Good Day :razz: Free to Feel spiffyw—I like your comment…
Have A Good Day :razz: Free to Feel

]]> By: synthetic1 http://hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-100195 synthetic1 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:47:41 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-100195 LoLz you fail LoLz you fail

]]> By: hs4mm http://hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-100182 hs4mm Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:19:33 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-100182 . Q: When was a nickle not a nickle? A: <a href="https://answers.usmint.gov/cgi-bin/usmint.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=145" rel="nofollow">Between 1942 and 1945 (click for explanation).</a> . .
Q: When was a nickle not a nickle?

A: Between 1942 and 1945 (click for explanation).
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]]> By: James http://hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-92657 James Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:58:11 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-92657 Tee Hee Marina said something that sounds like fanny Tee Hee Marina said something that sounds like fanny

]]> By: leonard http://hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-90143 leonard Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:51:08 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/12/02/penny-and-dime/#comment-90143 how now brown cow....bow wow chow owl how now brown cow….bow wow chow owl

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