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Would you rather have 10 bucks, 10 clams, 10 dollars, or a sawbuck?

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For my friends across the pond , what's the difference ? And if they are the same why not just use one or the other not both? And what is a p I wish I understood the English monetary system better could someone take the time to explain it all? Please! Some of the shows I tend to watch come from over there and it puzzles me when someone sez x pounds and In the next breath uses quid instead ? I'm so confused lol

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P is short for pence as in 5 pence is 5P.It used to be 12 pence to a shilling or "Bob" you had a 10 "Bob" note.2 ten bob notes were a quid or pound so called because long ago there used to be a pound of gold in the english mint for every pound/quid in circulation.That went out the window eons ago though.
.A tanner was a sixpence.A Zac was a sixpence in Australia.A tray-bit was a thrupence or three pence.Of course we've gone metric to $ and cents now.The UK went metric too, so then there was New pence but it's long ago I don't think new pence is used anymore.Now it's just pence or P which is the plural for penny.
Hope this clears it all up for you

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For my friends across the pond , what's the difference ? And if they are the same why not just use one or the other not both? And what is a p I wish I understood the English monetary system better could someone take the time to explain it all? Please! Some of the shows I tend to watch come from over there and it puzzles me when someone sez x pounds and In the next breath uses quid instead ? I'm so confused lol

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P is short for pence as in 5 pence is 5P.It used to be 12 pence to a shilling or "Bob" you had a 10 "Bob" note.2 ten bob notes were a quid or pound so called because long ago there used to be a pound of gold in the english mint for every pound/quid in circulation.That went out the window eons ago though.
.A tanner was a sixpence.A Zac was a sixpence in Australia.A tray-bit was a thrupence or three pence.Of course we've gone metric to $ and cents now.The UK went metric too, so then there was New pence but it's long ago I don't think new pence is used anymore.Now it's just pence or P which is the plural for penny.
Hope this clears it all up for you

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Ya......that helped!!

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For my friends across the pond , what's the difference ? And if they are the same why not just use one or the other not both? And what is a p I wish I understood the English monetary system better could someone take the time to explain it all? Please!

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As a "furiner" (but also across the pond) to both let me summarize it for you, Newt.

A quid is slang for a pound just like a buck is slang for a dollar.
There are 100 pennies (pence or "p") in a pound just like there are 100 cents in the dollar.

Just like there are 100 cents in the Euro only we here thought there were 140 and therefore destroyed our economy. (The 140 part was a joke)

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Learned about Loonies and Toonies last year in the Great White North.

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Learned about Loonies and Toonies last year in the Great White North.

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Too many of those in your pocket and one tends to list like a ship when the baggage has shifted.
Good thing is you feel wealthy with all that jingle in your jeans.

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Ya a few of those suckers get heavy!

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Learned about Loonies and Toonies last year in the Great White North.

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Not to be confused with Looney Tunes.

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Learned about Loonies and Toonies last year in the Great White North.

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Not to be confused with Looney Tunes.

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I loves Looeny Tunes when I was a wee lad.

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I loves Looeny Tunes when I was a wee lad.

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You were once a wee (emphasis on "wee") lad? Isn't that a bit like Gordie saying he was once a small boy?

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I loves Looeny Tunes when I was a wee lad.

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You were once a wee (emphasis on "wee") lad? Isn't that a bit like Gordie saying he was once a small boy?

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For my friends across the pond , what's the difference ? And if they are the same why not just use one or the other not both? And what is a p I wish I understood the English monetary system better could someone take the time to explain it all? Please! Some of the shows I tend to watch come from over there and it puzzles me when someone sez x pounds and In the next breath uses quid instead ? I'm so confused lol

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P is short for pence as in 5 pence is 5P.It used to be 12 pence to a shilling or "Bob" you had a 10 "Bob" note.2 ten bob notes were a quid or pound so called because long ago there used to be a pound of gold in the english mint for every pound/quid in circulation.That went out the window eons ago though.
.A tanner was a sixpence.A Zac was a sixpence in Australia.A tray-bit was a thrupence or three pence.Of course we've gone metric to $ and cents now.The UK went metric too, so then there was New pence but it's long ago I don't think new pence is used anymore.Now it's just pence or P which is the plural for penny.
Hope this clears it all up for you

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Ya......that helped!!

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Thought you'd like it!

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Learned about Loonies and Toonies last year in the Great White North.

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Not to be confused with Looney Tunes.

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From Wikipedia for the word "Quid"

Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination, a prototype for a possible future type of currency for use by space tourists

Space Tourists [Wow!! those Brits Aussies and Irish were just way ahead of their time.]

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Sounds like Douglas Adams to me.

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From Wikipedia for the word "Quid"

Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination, a prototype for a possible future type of currency for use by space tourists

Space Tourists [Wow!! those Brits Aussies and Irish were just way ahead of their time.]

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Sounds like Douglas Adams to me.

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I think your on to something there. And Dr. Who might come back or go forward depending on where and when he is to use Quids.

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I was told that there are no $1 Cdn notes, only "Looneys". A friend said that when you go to a Canadian strip joint, you load your Looneys into a machine for scrip, which is given to the stripper, who then can redeem them for currency. True dat?

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Don't know... I haven't attending a strip joint in decades. All I know is loonies are heavy. So are toonies. That should have something to do with it, I suppose.