Old newspaper article on pennies

[andyscouse]

The book to read is Bill Bryson's 'Mother Tongue' - it's all in there.

Yes, I have that book and it's quite enlightening! I particularly enjoyed reading it, being a Brit in the US ... and some of the things we deride[d] in the UK about "American" English were, in fact, used by England first, then came over with the Pilgrims and are still used, whereas that form has been dropped from England ... the main example he used was "gotten" - it was used in England first!

[£400 for a Penny ?]

I've got it, but have obviously forgotten it all. The only thing I have retained from reading it( some years ago) is that we used to have gender like the French do, but we dropped it, except not totally. The only remaining adjective that is gender dependent is Blond/Blonde. There are a few nouns too like Fiance/Fiancee.

[1949threepence]

yea but i wish they would stop inflicting thier english on everyone else.

and why do they do dates backwards

The dates thing enrages me. I really cannot see the logic of starting in the middle (month) then going to the smallest (days) then ending with the biggest (year). Totally and utterly illogical. I once heard an American claim "it's because we say 'May 12th". Come again? It's just as common to say "12th of May"!!

I agree, but ever noticed that the dates on newspapers is always in that style: ie: July 23, 2010, as opposed to 23rd July 2010.

[Peckris]

yea but i wish they would stop inflicting thier english on everyone else.

and why do they do dates backwards

The dates thing enrages me. I really cannot see the logic of starting in the middle (month) then going to the smallest (days) then ending with the biggest (year). Totally and utterly illogical. I once heard an American claim "it's because we say 'May 12th". Come again? It's just as common to say "12th of May"!!

I agree, but ever noticed that the dates on newspapers is always in that style: ie: July 23, 2010, as opposed to 23rd July 2010.

I hadn't until you pointed it out!

[PWA 1967]

I know you all obviously know this already, however its still interesting to see what people knew about pennies in 1970! The fact it is mentioning pennies that were only 20 years younger than when this article was wrote makes me wish I was born in that era so I could have hoarded a ton of them while they were in circulation like freeman did!!!

See nordle he new the score with your 1904