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pointystuff
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UnBearable... :-"
poniatowski
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edwin said:1000 quid for this fake?uke:
Best regards,
Edwin
Maybe send fake 'quids' #-o
Ron
edwin
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poniatowski said:edwin said:1000 quid for this fake?
Best regards,
Edwin
Maybe send fake 'quids' #-o
The full, official name, pound sterling, (plural: pounds sterling) is used mainly in formal contexts and also when it is necessary to distinguish the United Kingdom currency from other currencies with the same name. Otherwise the term pound is normally used. The currency name is sometimes abbreviated to just sterling, particularly in the wholesale financial markets, but not when referring to specific amounts; for example, "Payment is accepted in sterling" but never "These cost five sterling". The abbreviations "ster." or "stg." are sometimes used. The term British pound is commonly used in less formal contexts, although it is not an official name of the currency.
A common slang term is quid, which is singular and plural, except in the common phrase "Quids in!" The etymology of the term is unknown, although it may derive from the Latin 'quid', possibly via the phrase quid pro quo, literally "something for something."
Regards,
Edwin
poniatowski
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Thanks! I knew quid is a pound (learned that watching BBCA and LWT), but I still get stuck on shillings and bobs. Is shilling a 1/20 of a pound? So five to a pound? I've no idea what a 'bob' is. Y'all are good on 'nickels', 'dimes' and 'quarters', 'bits'? Bucks, fins, sawbucks, C-notes? I love slang and how people use it, so thanks much for the nice explanation.
Ron
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