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Pounds in the plural, please!

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eazybee Tue 15-Mar-22 18:14:10

I worked with someone who said it all the time and it drove me up the wall; as she was in a superior position to me, and older, I couldn't say anything.

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Hithere Tue 15-Mar-22 18:12:08

Poundi

Sorry, bad joke.

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argymargy Tue 15-Mar-22 18:00:51

I have noticed that the Irish tend to say euro rather than euros. I quite like it, although I agree that "pound" is awful!

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Shelflife Tue 15-Mar-22 17:45:25

Me too, I notice every time I see / hear it, infuriates me!!

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Germanshepherdsmum Tue 15-Mar-22 17:14:32

You’re certainly not the only one. I complain so much that I’m in danger of becoming Victor Meldrew.

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winterwhite Tue 15-Mar-22 17:01:28

But more acceptable as an adjective? I'm sure I once had a book called 'The ten pound pony".

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gulligranny Tue 15-Mar-22 16:58:10

Does anyone else's blood pressure rise when they hear a price/amount of money described as "X pound" rather than "X pounds"?

Hope it isn't just me because this really gets to me and causes me to jump up and down and shout...

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