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From: prd@pauldormer.cix.co.uk (Paul Dormer)
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Subject: Re: Household Algebra
Date: Thu, 2 May 2024 16:22 +0100 (BST)
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In article <hpa73jpn0dt2g9af59opljsisqia49pcvt@4ax.com>, tppm@ca.rr.com
(Tim Merrigan) wrote:

> 
> <evil grin>I thought in the UK a pound was a unit of currency.</grin>

And a pound sterling apparently originally meant a pound weight of silver
coins called sterlings.