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Old December 28th 11, 08:01 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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(Phil Kane) wrote:

On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:03:35 +0000, "
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They haven't used pre-decimal coins here since the early '70s.

In the 10 days that I spent in London in 1967 I had almost figured out
the British monetary system including the localisms, now mostly
forgotten. Do the kids growing up there recognize that at all?

Not mine (born 1986 and 1992), that's for sure.

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Colin Rosenstiel
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