it is not a question of being confused. would you be confused if that guy with a band and a half on his sleeve decided he wanted to be called a "lootenant"? or would HE be the one who was confused? or maybe flat-out wrong! the centre of this argument is usage. if you want to adopt the usage of our neighbours to the south -- so be it. this site proudly displays a maple leaf -- is it too much to ask to adopt the Canadian convention of "banknote" or just "note"? Is it THAT out of line to point out to those unaware of that that that is the case? (wow... three consecutive "thats"! :) )