User talk:Dsp2018

In Britain before decimalisation (1971), the pronunciation was "penneth", with the second 'e' a schwa.

Usage was, eg, '6 pennyworth of chips' - pennyworth is uncountable. No such word as 'penniesworth'.

'Pennyworth' was never used with decimal coinage. Usage with decimal coinage would be '6 pence worth of chips', or (more likely) '6p of chips' (with 'p' pronounced as 'pee'.

(Similarly, while pre-decimalisation, six pennies ('6d') was written as 'sixpence', pronounced with the first 'e' as a schwa, post-decimalisation, six pennies ('6p') is written and pronounced as two words, 'six pence' or '6 pee'.

For some time after decimalisation, to avoid doubt, 6p was referred to as 'six new pence.)

Dsp2018 (talk) 20:08, 5 April 2018 (UTC)