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Re: USAGE: Currencies and -s

From:Padraic Brown <pbrown@...>
Date:Tuesday, August 29, 2000, 0:32
On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, Thomas R. Wier wrote:

>Speaking of weird plurals, what's the status of "pence"? Is that a plural >of penny, or some independent usage?
It's the plural of "penny" as a money of account. In other words, 15 pence is a sum of money, regardless of what coins are used, that equals 15p (or 15d before 1970). While 15 pennies is 15 1 penny coins. Padraic.
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