Quote from: teukon on May 05, 2014, 12:48:13 AM

Quote from: Arghhh on May 03, 2014, 07:27:20 AM

~~A. "That'll be 0.00005 BTC please."~~
~~B. "That'll be 0.05 mBTC please."~~
C. "That'll be 50 uBTC please."
D. "That'll be 50 bits please."

A and B are eliminated right off the bat because nobody wants to recall how many zeroes they've put after the decimal.

This leaves us with reasonable C and D, but the word "bit" is far more marketable than "micro-BTC". Micro-BTC just doesn't roll off the tongue like bits does.

I agree that "microbitcoin" is cumbersome to say. However, the natural way of dealing with a long, frequently used word is to shorten it, not replace it. Some examples:

application -> app
information -> info
laboratory -> lab
maximum -> max
university -> uni

"That'll be 50 microbitcoins please." -> "That'll be 50 mics please."

Left alone, this is what will happen automatically and all will be right with the world

If there's a push to rename ubtc to 'bit', we're just setting ourselves up for confusion.