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Whay is "would be" used not "is"?
"According to this "http://www.in2013dollars.com/1894-GBP-in-2016?amount=0.05" a shilling in 1894 would be equivalent to about £6 today."
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anonymous Whay is "would be" used not "is"? " It seems to me that you don't say "is" because that implies that you can use a shilling from 1894 to buy things today, and you can't. "would be" implies that if that shilling were valid currency today, it would be worth about £6.
- anonymous Whay is "would be" used not "is"?
- " It seems to me that you don't say "is" because that implies that you can use a shilling from 1894 to buy things today, and you can't.
- "would be" implies that if that shilling were valid currency today, it would be worth about £6.
- CJ
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anonymousWhay is "would be" used not "is"?
"According to this "calculator" a shilling in 1894 would be equivalent to about £6 today."
It seems to me that you don't say "is" because that implies that you can use a shilling from 1894 to buy things today, and you can't.
"would be" implies that if that shilling were valid currency toda
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