From: Luis Campos de Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 6/26/03 1:19:39 PM > > Thank you very much, Dave. > Please allow me just one more question. > I would like to know the relation stated below: > > (\d+) monkey == (\d+) pony == 1 quid == 20 shillings == 240 pennies
A pony is 25 quid and a monkey is 500 quid. But as I said before, you might want to avoid using them as these terms carry a slight inference that the money is being used for criminal purposes (for example a bribe). >> Hope this helps, > > This is the first time I meet a monetary system that is > not based on the relation > > 100 - 50 - 20 - 10 - 5 - 1 - 0.50 - 0.25 - 0.10 - 0.01 > > The English system looks like > > ? - ? - 1 - 0.05 - 1/240 > > That is completelly new to me... =-] Yes, but it's positively simple compared with our systems of length and weight :) > Thank you for explaining it to me. It was a pleasure :) Dave... -- <http://www.dave.org.uk> "Let me see you make decisions, without your television" - Depeche Mode (Stripped)
