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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 7836056, member: 10461&quot;]That is a holdover from when we were a British colony 245 years ago.&nbsp; “<i>Penny</i>” remained a part of the American English language, even after we started minting our own <i>cents</i>.&nbsp; People just kept calling it a penny, even after that became technically incorrect.</p><p><br /></p><p>And now, ever since 1970, when the British switched to a decimal system, even <i>their</i> 1-pence coins are technically cents as well.&nbsp; (1/100 of a unit.)&nbsp; But I’m sure everyone still calls them pennies, just as we have done in the US for more than 200 years.&nbsp; It’s just tradition.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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