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Mr genuine Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Pence vs pennies

What's the plural form of "penny"? Oxford usage claims that 'pence" is not standard English.

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/pence
  

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Freeguy Oxford usage claims that 'pence" is not standard English. It claims that 'pence' for the singular is not standard.

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  • Freeguy Oxford usage claims that 'pence" is not standard English.
  • It claims that 'pence' for the singular is not standard.
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FreeguyOxford usage claims that 'pence" is not standard English.
It claims that 'pence' for the singular is not standard.
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Are both "pennies" and "pence" correct?
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Yes, but with slightly different meangs - as the dictionary you linked us to explains.
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FreeguyWhat's the plural form of "penny"?
As in BrE, it's "pennies" in AmE for the coins, but where BrE uses "pence" in stating amounts, we use "cents".

CJ
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