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£2 12 shillings and 0 pence. A shilling was 1/20th of a pound. 12 pence were in a shilling (so 240 pence in £1)
by RobotToaster 10mo ago
£2 12 shillings and 0 pence.
A shilling was 1/20th of a pound. 12 pence were in a shilling (so 240 pence in £1)
- gambiting 10mo agoAlright, thanks for explaining - but is that a standard way of writing this? Why not write £2 12s 0p?
- zeristor 10mo agoI guess tripping on LSD L being pound, libre S being shilling D being pennies, I’m guess denari because someone went to grammar school
- gerdesj 10mo agoS for solidus (Latin again). The pound symbol £ is an L. The names are way older than grammar schools. The way to write and "pronounce" a sum is like this: £2 3/6: "two pounds, three and six". There are lots more "rules": 1d is a penny, 2d is tupence and 3d is thrupence, 1/2d is a ha'penny (pronounced something like "hayp-knee"). So 2 1/2d = tuppence, ha'penny. For good measure you also have terms such as: "ha'perth" (half penny worth). So: "For want of a ha'perth of tar, the ship was lost" which is what your ISO9000 system should be all about.
- fennecbutt 10mo agoWell traditionally a price might also be said as "two and six" or so. I believe written as just 2/6 as you put it. A £ was a lot so guess didn't see most of the time.