Quote pilotbob
I'd give a farthing if you tell me what a pence is.
BOb
If that's a serious question, it's the word used in the UK for the 100 units that a Pound is divided into. Eg "10p" would be pronounced either "ten pee" or "ten pence" (the first is a little more "informal").
a pence is a penny. 10p is a dime. a dollar is about 62 pence
Quote pilotbob
I'd give a farthing if you tell me what a pence is.
BOb
Is it a farthing or a farting?
Actually, my bad: mis-post.
Quote HarryT
If that's a serious question, it's the word used in the UK for the 100 units that a Pound is divided into. Eg "10p" would be pronounced either "ten pee" or "ten pence" (the first is a little more "informal").
I was kidding... but thanks. As I learned in _The Pillars of the Earth_ a farthing is 1/4 pence. But in that book they say that pennies are sliver. Are pennies silver in England (UK)?
BOb
Quote pilotbob
As I learned in _The Pillars of the Earth_ a farthing is 1/4 pence.
Yes, although a farthing is 1/4 of a pre-decimal penny (240 old pennies to the pound sterling).
Quote pilotbob
I was kidding... but thanks. As I learned in _The Pillars of the Earth_ a farthing is 1/4 pence. But in that book they say that pennies are sliver. Are pennies silver in England (UK)?
BOb
Pennies were silver in medieval times, but not any more. The current (decimal) penny is made of copper-plated steel.
