2026-02-13 23:38 UTC
@cstross @jlargentaye @tilton The first thing learning English that gave me a culture shock was to find out that 2 shirts each 1 pound 10 pence were not 2.20 but 2 pound 1 shilling and 8 pence. Ok, 12 pence to a shilling and 12 shilling to a pound, like on the clock? No, 20 shilling to a pound, of course...
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@HighlandLawyer@mastodon.social 2026-02-14 00:31
@rstein @cstross @jlargentaye @tilton This Sunday will be the 55th anniversary of "decimal day", the transition from pounds, shillings, pence, to pounds and (new) pence.