[USMA:22433] Re: $1 coins (was Metric clothing labels)

[Johnathan McClure]

Actually, It's Sakkakawea, not Sacagawea (and absolutely not Sacajawea) - because of how the Hidatsa language transliterates into English.   Sacagawea is acceptable only if pronounced Sah-kah-gah-wee-a, (note the similarity to Sah-kah-kah-wee-a), and not - NOT Sack-a-juh-weigh-a (aka Sacajawea) as apparently pronounced by the uninformed.    Basically - Sakkakawea is closer to the pronunciation without leaving room for error.   In North Dakota, we have a Lake named "Sakkakawea" and the particular spelling is used in general reference.   Johnathan McClure --Reminding you to take at least a liter of water on your 200km trips between major North Dakota Cities--   ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 7:26 PM Subject: [USMA:22430] Re: $1 coins (was Metric clothing labels) In a message dated 2002-10-02 19:28:28 Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Like the Loony, the Sacagawea dollar is a different color from the quarter. And will save the government -- the taxpayers -- $450 million a year, once the dollar bill is discontinued.  As Everett Dirksen said, "A million here, and a million there, and pretty soon you're talking real money." cm