Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 14:26:34 -0600
From: Dan Goodman dsgood[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]VISI.COM
Subject: case Õcoinþ
From the Stumpers list -- help a librarian, and maybe suggest some
books which answer such questions.
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 12:30:18 +0000 (UT)
From: THOMPSON.TRACI.WILSON[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]DCC001.ncdcc.cc.nc.us
To: stumpers-l[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]crf.cuis.edu
Subj: ? case nickels and quarters
Hello! How good is anyone out there with dialect and/or slang
questions? This is not for a patron, just for the curiosity (and
adding of knowledge) of the librarians here. Several of our patrons
use the term "case nickel" or "case quarter" when asking for change.
For example, someone will give us two dimes and a nickel and ask for a
"case quarter." No one who works here has ever heard this expression
before, and we think perhaps it is a colloquialism, especially since
everyone but me is not from this area. I am from one county over, and
I've never heard anyone use this term either. We have gathered that
the meaning is a "whole quarter" or nickel versus the smaller change,
but we would love to know more about the origins of this. Does anyone
have any knowledge that might help? We have checked dictionaries,
including slang and unconventional english, with no luck. We are too
small and poor to have an OED. (Does anyone know if OED is on the
net?) If it helps, we are located in Wilson, North Carolina. Please
send any responses directly to me, if possible. Thank everyone very
much! :)
Traci Thompson, Assistant Librarian, Wilson Technical Community
College
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