Phrases/words that set your teeth on edge.

[vinteuil]

I'm just old enough to remember that after decimalisation people would say "five new pence" and "ten new pence", even though under the old system it would have been "sixpence" and "a shilling", so the 'new' was somewhat superfluous in these cases. I guess it was because the word "new" was embossed on the decimal coins, a practice which I think continued well into the 1980s.

... surely five new pence replaced a shilling, ten new pence replaced a florin.


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[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

... surely five new pence replaced a shilling, ten new pence replaced a florin.

- the coins themselves proudly declared that they were "5/10 New Pence", too. (Although, of course, the new ha'penny and penny were so described - not "New Pence" - and the 2p coin - presumably because there wasn't an equivalent 5d coin that it was replacing - didn't mention its own "newness"):

http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pics/dec/index.html

(by the time the 20p coin was introduced in 1982, the novelty had worn off).

I prefer "one pence" to the older "one pee" that used to be frequently heard.

[Pulcinella]

I prefer "one pence" to the older "one pee" that used to be frequently heard.

But in those days you often had to spend a penny to go for a pee!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Indeed - in for a penny ...

(if you'll pardon my infra dig)

[LMcD]

]I bet the Americans never talk about one cents.[/B] And a six-foot man and a nine-stone woman sound quite correct, not an error that has just gained acceptance through usage. We would never talk about a six-feet man, unless he had to wear three pairs of shoes all the time perhaps.

'I met a Million-Dollar Baby/In a Five and Ten Cent Store'

[cloughie]

But in those days you often had to spend a penny to go for a pee!

As I found recently in Pembrokeshire it is 40p for one pee!

[cloughie]

- the coins themselves proudly declared that they were "5/10 New Pence", too. (Although, of course, the new ha'penny and penny were so described - not "New Pence" - and the 2p coin - presumably because there wasn't an equivalent 5d coin that it was replacing - didn't mention its own "newness"):

http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pics/dec/index.html

(by the time the 20p coin was introduced in 1982, the novelty had worn off).

I prefer "one pence" to the older "one pee" that used to be frequently heard.

and in the USA Trump uses Pence quite a lot!

[vinteuil]

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... at the time of decimalisation in 1971, entry to Kew Gardens cost 1p. It now costs £16.50. That must be one of the most extreme cases of inflation...


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[LMcD]

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... at the time of decimalisation in 1971, entry to Kew Gardens cost 1p. It now costs £16.50. That must be one of the most extreme cases of inflation...


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If memory serves, this was one of the few cases where decimalization resulted in a reduction, from 3d to 1p.
I don't know what the going rate is for musical 'gigs' is, but in 1963 I paid 8/6 (42.5 p) to see The Beatles.

[Stanfordian]

I'm regularly hearing the word "binary" used on the tv and radio at the moment. 'Climate Change', 'Brexit', you name it! At this rate I'll soon be putting my finger's in my ears and humming to avoid it.

[oddoneout]

I'm regularly hearing the word "binary" used on the tv and radio at the moment. 'Climate Change', 'Brexit', you name it! At this rate I'll soon be putting my finger's in my ears and humming to avoid it.

Or start chanting one zero one zero for as long as it takes?

[Serial_Apologist]

JAZZ HANDS



Ridiculous expression for an equally ridiculous gesture, one which has no jazz provenance whatever.

[Stanfordian]

Or start chanting one zero one zero for as long as it takes?

I like it!

[LMcD]

A recent BBC News report on the housing market referred to 'past precedent' - as against 'present or future precedent' presumably.

[vinteuil]

A recent BBC News report on the housing market referred to 'past precedent' - as against 'present or future precedent' presumably.

... ah, but they're always predicting the future!


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