Quids Vs Pounds

[John Bailey]

Australia transitioned from imperial to decimal currency in 1966 but my
parent's and older generations still have the slang that had been developed
using the former. "Bob" (a shilling) was especially prevalent. Anyone over
50 would know what "two bob each way" means, but I doubt anyone under 30
would.

On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 4:24 AM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:

> it amuses me when americans use quid in conversation. like 'ta'--they
> shouldnt
>
> On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 1:29 AM, Mike Weaver <mike.weaver at zen.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> In 1971 UK changed from pounds shillings and pence to decimal pounds and
>> pence.
>> Before that:
>> A penny was a penny - twelve to the shilling,  but two pennies was
>> tuppence. A shilling - twenty to the pound, was a bob and as with quid the
>> plural was also bob (ten bob is now 50 pence. A six pence piece was a
>> tanner - also half a bob. There was a two shilling  bit - a florin - though
>> that was the formal name, you said two bob. Carrying on with the formal
>> there was a crown - five shillings but they went out of circulation in the
>> C19th, minted as commemorative coins since. In circulation was the half
>> crown - two shillings and six pence, in everyday speech always
>> half-a-crown, though 'two and six' was just commonly used.
>>
>> Quids was only used in the phrases like  'quids in'  or 'not for quids'.
>> The money plural as Rich says is 'quid'.
>>
>>
>> On 18-Feb-18 3:40 AM, rich wrote:
>>
>> quid is only ever in the singular. i did think bob was another
>> equivalence but i was wrong on that. english money 100 yrs ago was quite
>> amusing in its complexity. like the monty python mattress store skit
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 3:04 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Is Bucks Vs Dollars an equivalent?
>>>
>>> David Morris
>>>
>>
>>
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