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[-] BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

It's because a quid is worth much elss that it used to be, not because a mars bar is worth more (although I'm sure some of it is increased profit margins masked as inflation gouging customers too)

[-] 3ntranced@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Hey, American here. I watch tons of old British telly and I thought i had a good understanding of currency terms but now I'm confused. I thought a quid is just another word for a pound?

While im here, is pence-pennies,tuppence-2 pennies, a shilling-like a dime or something,bob-just slang for pound? Plus you guys had the euro sort of wander in before brevity, it's all so confusing.

[-] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Most of those are old-timey pre-decimal coins. You only need to know pounds (or quid) and pennies (or pence).

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