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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Does anybody know what 'my 5 ps' means? 'My 2 cents' is a synonym of it. Thank you.
  

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In the UK, 5 p means "five pence" -- a small amount of money and correspondingly small coin -- so "5 ps" may be intended as the plural of that. However, I have never heard any expression "my 5 ps" in the UK. If it exists at all it is not common.

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  • In the UK, 5 p means "five pence" -- a small amount of money and correspondingly small coin -- so "5 ps" may be intended as the plural of that.
  • However, I have never heard any expression "my 5 ps" in the UK.
  • If it exists at all it is not common.
  • It may be an ad hoc invention.
  • Alternatively, I guess that "ps" may be the symbol for another small denomination is some other currency.
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In the UK, 5 p means "five pence" -- a small amount of money and correspondingly small coin -- so "5 ps" may be intended as the plural of that. However, I have never heard any expression "my 5 ps" in the UK. If it exists at all it is not common. It may be an ad hoc invention.

Alternatively, I guess that "ps" may be the symbol for another small denomination is some other currency.
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