In article , Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
and it was still
pounds, shillings, pence and no one could make change

In the days of lsd, the average person could do rudimentary mental
arithmetic. These days most need a calculator, even although a base 10
system makes things simpler.

Yes, people used to be taught things like spelling and multiplication
tables in school. I used to get my pocket money in shillings and pence,
occasionally shops would give change that would include farthings, and I
don't recall having any problems with this.

It was a world in which spellcheckers and calculators hadn't been
invented yet, and in their spare time, brainrotting electronic gadgets
like MP3 players and video game consoles not having been invented yet,
people would sometimes read books. We grew up in it and got used to it.

Rod.
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