There are surely other countries that use $ as their currency symbol even though their currency is not called "dollar".
Such as Mexico, where $ means "peso".
> In Portugal, "c�ntimo" (officialy and in practice). It seems that the > changelessness of this name was less severely enforced than the euro's.
Except in Ireland, though the struggle continues.
"Lepton" in Greek was accepted from the beginning.
"Lept�" pl "lept�".
And through this revolting graveyard of the universe the muffled, maddening beating of drums, and thin, monotonous whine of blasphemous flutes from inconceivable, unlighted chambers beyond Time; the detestable pounding and piping whereunto dance slowly, awkwardly, and absurdly the gigantic tenebrous ultimate gods -- the blind, voiceless, mindless gargoyles whose soul is Nyarlathotep.
Now that takes me back.... -- Michael Everson * * Everson Typography * * http://www.evertype.com

