explain british money to me

[connorkimbro]

quid, pence, pounds. . . it's all very confusing . . .

[Shogun Gunner]

British money needs to join the metric system.

[Gangerolf]

quid = money/pounds

100 pence = 1 pound

[Bosh]

quid = pound
pence = pennies
it used to be a lot more complicated before decimalization

[connorkimbro]

ah, i get it.

[Sava]

its all a bunch of hooeey

[Kropotkin]

It's for these kinds of threads we should have Granpa Simpson as a registred Apolyton member.

[Shogun Gunner]

Okay, explain the euro now.

[Rogan Josh]

Yes. It is slang, just like 1 buck = $1.

[Bosh]

makes one miss shillings and half crowns

[el freako]

quid = slang for £1

as has been stated 100 pence = £1

If that is confusing you should have tried the pre-decimalization money (we changed in 1971), 12 pence = 1 shilling, 20 shillings (240 pence) = £1, £1 and 1 shilling = 1 guniea

[connorkimbro]

ehh, it's not confusing now that i know what the terms mean. i thought it was similar to all that shillings and stuff now, but as it's not, then never mind. not confusing at all lol.

[SpencerH]

I miss my thrupence's

[reds4ever]

quid is also the plural for quid

ie 1 quid, 10 quid etc

I saw an ad the other week by an American who ships goods into the UK, offering to 'save loads of quids' whereas 'save loads of quid' is the correct form :O)

[MikeH]

grand = £1000
monkey = £500
ton = £100
pony = £25
score = £20
tenner, ayrton (senna), Pavarotti = £10
fiver, (lady) godiva, macgyver, bluey = £5
nicker, nugget, quid, squid, note, bar, alan = £1

Can all be pluralized eg twenty nicker = £20