# Slang Terms For US Bills

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-us-bills/376675>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 16, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-us-bills/376675 "2006-10-16T19:55:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-us-bills/376675/41 "2006-10-18T14:49:25Z")

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[QUOTE=Chronos]  
Cecil occasionally lauds his questioners for remembering to include a double sawbuck in their letters (or rebukes them for forgetting), so that one’s still in semi-live use. It’s a bit affected, though, and most folks won’t use it.  
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Did you just call Cecil “affected”? Aww, dude, you’re in trouble now.

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