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[xforeverxmetalx]

 

[dittohead]

having been there a couple of times and watched tons of british tv shows, i have a question.
what's the difference between pound, shiling,bob, quid etc.. are they all the same ?

i have NO idea... but we dont use that currency anymore.
just standard pence and pounds

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

i have NO idea... but we dont use that currency anymore.
just standard pence and pounds

lol nice.

 

[gee jay]

i have NO idea... but we dont use that currency anymore.
just standard pence and pounds

guess it was slang then , like a buck for a dollar..

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

guess it was slang then , like a buck for a dollar..

or maybe you were just watching really old shows.

 

[gee jay]

Quid has various meanings:

A pound sterling (£), in British slang, possibly derived from the Royal mint at Quidhampton, Wiltshire, England, but more likely from the Latin phrase 'Quid pro quo' (This for that) meaning an exchange of goods.

 

[dittohead]

it used to be half pence and stuff.
i think a shilling was something like 12p
cos most tihng would cost like 12 1/2p

i had this coupon book from the 50s, which gave me 1/2p off bread, valid with rations book

 

[dittohead]

Quid has various meanings:

A pound sterling (£), in British slang, possibly derived from the Royal mint at Quidhampton, Wiltshire, England, but more likely from the Latin phrase 'Quid pro quo' (This for that) meaning an exchange of goods.

those clever brits
those brilliant minds

 

[dittohead]

or maybe you were just watching really old shows.

old shows do education one
watch Open All Hours - a 70s british comedy show, soooo funny

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

Quid has various meanings:

A pound sterling (£), in British slang, possibly derived from the Royal mint at Quidhampton, Wiltshire, England, but more likely from the Latin phrase 'Quid pro quo' (This for that) meaning an exchange of goods.

if I remember correctly, Quid is Latin for one of the who/what/when/where/why/hows...
or at least, most of those start with 'qu' in Latin.

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

those clever brits
those brilliant minds

you enjoy bragging, don't you?

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

old shows do education one
watch Open All Hours - a 70s british comedy show, soooo funny

nah... TV is lame.

 

[gee jay]

it used to be half pence and stuff.
i think a shilling was something like 12p
cos most tihng would cost like 12 1/2p

i had this coupon book from the 50s, which gave me 1/2p off bread, valid with rations book

if I remember correctly, Quid is Latin for one of the who/what/when/where/why/hows...
or at least, most of those start with 'qu' in Latin.

you guys are too smart for me.

 

[gee jay]

just finished the Monty Python box set ..good stuff.
Benny Hill was good, always had half naked women on..

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

you guys are too smart for me.

hehe
I believe we're younger as well.
but I just know that because my homeroom last year was the Latin classroom, and they had signs like that on the wall...
see, I notice everything.