[lit-ideas] Re: A Dinar With Bush
- From: Andy Amago <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:10:44 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
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Subject: [lit-ideas] A Dinar With Bush
W. Ball writes:
>>US President George W. Bush spoke of "the
>>Soviet dinar," even
>>though dinars are the Iraqi currency.
Eric Yost comments:
>Maybe he meant "Soviet dinner"?
-- Interestingly, 'dinar' (Gk. denarion) is a corruption of Latin
_denarius_. More from the OED below. Under (b), the OED notes that the dinar is
the
currency of Yugoslavia (formerly Serbia).
A.A. Might'n dollars be a derivation of dinars?
Andy Amago
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