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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KLJ, post: 37886, member: 1910&quot;]You are correct, of course.&nbsp; It&#039;s one of those situations that I can&#039;t get a good explanation for.&nbsp; When the UK went decimal, all the coins values below a pound were denominated &quot;new penny,&quot; etc.&nbsp; (Although the designs - but not sizes - are still the same, the &quot;new&quot; has been removed, and the coins with &quot;new&quot; on them are demonetized, except 1p and 2p pieces.)&nbsp; And using what&#039;s on coins, one would think that pence is a plural of penny.&nbsp; However, when I hear it referred to in official documents and speeches (etc.), I hear it called &quot;pence,&quot; even in the singular.&nbsp; I.e. &quot;we&#039;ll raise taxes one pence for every hundred pounds.&quot;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I spent some time perusing British websites trying to get an answer, but no luck (as Calvin would say).&nbsp; Perhaps one of our British members could help me out.&nbsp; And if I&#039;m wrong, I&#039;m perfectly willing to admit it (or my wife will tell me).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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