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Bill Jerome
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:50 am
Post subject: Fiscalia? |
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I read a word the other day that doesn't appear to be in any
dictionary. Perhaps the author coined it. If so, I have to give him
credit, because I can't find any other word that would substitute.
Here it is in context: I collect old cheques, receipts, promissory
notes and other fiscalia.
What do you think? Is it okay to use 'fiscalia' in formal writing?
Thanks,
Bill |
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Robert Lieblich
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:20 am
Post subject: Re: Fiscalia? |
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Bill Jerome wrote:
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I read a word the other day that doesn't appear to be in any
dictionary. Perhaps the author coined it. If so, I have to give him
credit, because I can't find any other word that would substitute.
Here it is in context: I collect old cheques, receipts, promissory
notes and other fiscalia.
What do you think? Is it okay to use 'fiscalia' in formal writing?
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I think it was a facetious coinage, and I wouldn't use it at all
(except when quoting the passage in which it occurs). My guess is
that its context wasn't formal writing.
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Mike Lyle
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:36 am
Post subject: Re: Fiscalia? |
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Robert Lieblich wrote:
| Quote: | Bill Jerome wrote:
I read a word the other day that doesn't appear to be in any
dictionary. Perhaps the author coined it. If so, I have to give
him
credit, because I can't find any other word that would substitute.
Here it is in context: I collect old cheques, receipts, promissory
notes and other fiscalia.
What do you think? Is it okay to use 'fiscalia' in formal writing?
I think it was a facetious coinage, and I wouldn't use it at all
(except when quoting the passage in which it occurs). My guess is
that its context wasn't formal writing.
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Anyhow it would refer to taxation, not to money as such. Collectibles
related to money would be "pecunialia" or something, wouldn't they?
(Bloody ugly, and wholly unnecessary, of course.)
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Weatherlawyer
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:12 am
Post subject: Re: Fiscalia? |
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Bill Jerome wrote:
| Quote: | Is it okay to use 'fiscalia' in formal writing?
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How formal?
Even presuming a pecuniary advantage, where in formal written wordage
would one find reference to the fiscality of such koine? |
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Bill Jerome
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:12 pm
Post subject: Re: Fiscalia? |
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Thanks for the responses. Can those of you who don't like 'fiscalia'
suggest an alternative, more convincing word (traditional or coined)
that would describe, collectively, cheques, promissory notes,
receipts, bills of exchange, ration coupons, stock certificates,
banknotes, money orders, certificates of deposit, deposit slips, etc.?
Financial ephemera might work, except that it's two words. Paper money
doesn't, because that doesn't cover receipts - and, in any case, it's
two words again.
Thank you.
Bill |
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Bill Jerome
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:16 pm
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On 3 Oct 2005 16:12:19 -0700, "Weatherlawyer"
<Weatherlawyer@hotmail.com> wrote:
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Bill Jerome wrote:
Is it okay to use 'fiscalia' in formal writing?
How formal?
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Formal but not that formal: usage in a commercial catalogue designed
for the consumption of the general public and the coin collecting
community.
Bill |
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Prai Jei
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:20 am
Post subject: Re: Fiscalia? |
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Bill Jerome (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message
<434198b8.15936694@news.individual.net>:
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I read a word the other day that doesn't appear to be in any
dictionary. Perhaps the author coined it. If so, I have to give him
credit, because I can't find any other word that would substitute.
Here it is in context: I collect old cheques, receipts, promissory
notes and other fiscalia.
What do you think? Is it okay to use 'fiscalia' in formal writing?
Thanks,
Bill
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Were the words "coined" and "credit" deliberately chosen in the above?
If fiscalia isn't a proper word it ought to be. I would recommend you submit
it to the neologisms section of Langmaker - go to
http://www.langmaker.com/add_neologism.htm and suggest it.
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There are very few spiders found on bananas that bite.
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John O'Flaherty
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 1:54 am
Post subject: Re: Fiscalia? |
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Bill Jerome wrote:
| Quote: | Thanks for the responses. Can those of you who don't like 'fiscalia'
suggest an alternative, more convincing word (traditional or coined)
that would describe, collectively, cheques, promissory notes,
receipts, bills of exchange, ration coupons, stock certificates,
banknotes, money orders, certificates of deposit, deposit slips, etc.?
Financial ephemera might work, except that it's two words. Paper money
doesn't, because that doesn't cover receipts - and, in any case, it's
two words again.
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Lucretia.
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Rick Wotnaz
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 1:56 am
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"John O'Flaherty" <quiasmox@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1128455665.475352.163380@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
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Bill Jerome wrote:
Thanks for the responses. Can those of you who don't like
'fiscalia' suggest an alternative, more convincing word
(traditional or coined) that would describe, collectively,
cheques, promissory notes, receipts, bills of exchange, ration
coupons, stock certificates, banknotes, money orders,
certificates of deposit, deposit slips, etc.?
Financial ephemera might work, except that it's two words.
Paper money doesn't, because that doesn't cover receipts - and,
in any case, it's two words again.
Lucretia.
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Marvelous! I was thinking about "dinerotica" but it doesn't really
work.
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rzed |
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Bill Jerome
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:26 am
Post subject: Re: Fiscalia? |
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On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 19:20:58 +0100, Prai Jei
<pvstownsend@zyx-abc.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | Bill Jerome (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message
434198b8.15936694@news.individual.net>:
I read a word the other day that doesn't appear to be in any
dictionary. Perhaps the author coined it. If so, I have to give him
credit, because I can't find any other word that would substitute.
Here it is in context: I collect old cheques, receipts, promissory
notes and other fiscalia.
What do you think? Is it okay to use 'fiscalia' in formal writing?
Thanks,
Bill
Were the words "coined" and "credit" deliberately chosen in the above?
If fiscalia isn't a proper word it ought to be.
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Thanks - that was my opinion too.
Perhaps I will. It still doesn't quite fit my requirements though. As
someone rightly pointed out: 'fiscal' implies taxation. I'm looking
for a word that could describe monetary-related paper items in
general: not just paper money but receipts and stock certificates
also.
Cheers,
Bill |
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Tony Cooper
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:03 am
Post subject: Re: Fiscalia? |
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On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 20:26:38 GMT, JerBill@thnonexistentratsnest.com
(Bill Jerome) wrote:
| Quote: | I read a word the other day that doesn't appear to be in any
dictionary. Perhaps the author coined it. If so, I have to give him
credit, because I can't find any other word that would substitute.
Here it is in context: I collect old cheques, receipts, promissory
notes and other fiscalia.
What do you think? Is it okay to use 'fiscalia' in formal writing?
Thanks,
Bill
Were the words "coined" and "credit" deliberately chosen in the above?
If fiscalia isn't a proper word it ought to be.
Thanks - that was my opinion too.
I would recommend you submit
it to the neologisms section of Langmaker - go to
http://www.langmaker.com/add_neologism.htm and suggest it.
Perhaps I will. It still doesn't quite fit my requirements though. As
someone rightly pointed out: 'fiscal' implies taxation. I'm looking
for a word that could describe monetary-related paper items in
general: not just paper money but receipts and stock certificates
also.
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Ever think of going to rec.collecting.coins or
rec.collecting.paper-money and asking the people who actually buy,
sell, and collect such items?
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Making an effort to include a condemnable term in every posting.
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Bill Jerome
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:38 am
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On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 21:03:28 GMT, Tony Cooper
<tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> wrote:
| Quote: | On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 20:26:38 GMT, JerBill@thnonexistentratsnest.com
(Bill Jerome) wrote:
I read a word the other day that doesn't appear to be in any
dictionary. Perhaps the author coined it. If so, I have to give him
credit, because I can't find any other word that would substitute.
Here it is in context: I collect old cheques, receipts, promissory
notes and other fiscalia.
What do you think? Is it okay to use 'fiscalia' in formal writing?
Thanks,
Bill
Were the words "coined" and "credit" deliberately chosen in the above?
If fiscalia isn't a proper word it ought to be.
Thanks - that was my opinion too.
I would recommend you submit
it to the neologisms section of Langmaker - go to
http://www.langmaker.com/add_neologism.htm and suggest it.
Perhaps I will. It still doesn't quite fit my requirements though. As
someone rightly pointed out: 'fiscal' implies taxation. I'm looking
for a word that could describe monetary-related paper items in
general: not just paper money but receipts and stock certificates
also.
Ever think of going to rec.collecting.coins or
rec.collecting.paper-money and asking the people who actually buy,
sell, and collect such items?
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Yes; thanks for the suggestion. It might just be worth a try, but for
many years I have mingled with such people, and have never found the
answer among them... The closest thing to date was the
almost-satisfactory 'fiscalia' which one of them came up with
recently.
Bill |
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CDB
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:49 am
Post subject: Re: Fiscalia? |
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"Bill Jerome" <JerBill@thnonexistentratsnest.com> wrote in message
news:4342e4af.26077846@news.individual.net...
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| Quote: | I would recommend you submit
it to the neologisms section of Langmaker - go to
http://www.langmaker.com/add_neologism.htm and suggest it.
Perhaps I will. It still doesn't quite fit my requirements though.
As
someone rightly pointed out: 'fiscal' implies taxation. I'm looking
for a word that could describe monetary-related paper items in
general: not just paper money but receipts and stock certificates
also.
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Well, then, would "monetaria" be too obvious? |
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John O'Flaherty
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 4:17 am
Post subject: Re: Fiscalia? |
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Rick Wotnaz wrote:
| Quote: | "John O'Flaherty" <quiasmox@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1128455665.475352.163380@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
Bill Jerome wrote:
Thanks for the responses. Can those of you who don't like
'fiscalia' suggest an alternative, more convincing word
(traditional or coined) that would describe, collectively,
cheques, promissory notes, receipts, bills of exchange, ration
coupons, stock certificates, banknotes, money orders,
certificates of deposit, deposit slips, etc.?
Financial ephemera might work, except that it's two words.
Paper money doesn't, because that doesn't cover receipts - and,
in any case, it's two words again.
Lucretia.
Marvelous! I was thinking about "dinerotica" but it doesn't really
work.
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That sounds like something to do with "eatin' stuff".
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Richard Bollard
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:09 am
Post subject: Re: Fiscalia? |
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On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 17:49:35 -0400, "CDB" <unbellecd@sprint.ca> wrote:
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"Bill Jerome" <JerBill@thnonexistentratsnest.com> wrote in message
news:4342e4af.26077846@news.individual.net...
On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 19:20:58 +0100, Prai Jei
pvstownsend@zyx-abc.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
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I would recommend you submit
it to the neologisms section of Langmaker - go to
http://www.langmaker.com/add_neologism.htm and suggest it.
Perhaps I will. It still doesn't quite fit my requirements though.
As
someone rightly pointed out: 'fiscal' implies taxation. I'm looking
for a word that could describe monetary-related paper items in
general: not just paper money but receipts and stock certificates
also.
Well, then, would "monetaria" be too obvious?
Mammonalia? |
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Richard Bollard
Canberra Australia
To email, I'm at AMT not spAMT. |
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