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  • quick_snail@feddit.nl
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    3 months ago

    Official estimates are that just 70 pence in every £100 is fraudulent

    Can someone explain this in International English, please?

    • NeilBrü@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Official estimates are that just 70 pence £0.70 in every £100 is fraudulent.

      The British government estimates that Less than 1% of every 100 British pounds is fraudulent.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      3 months ago

      it’s 16 and 21/724th thruppence, Sterling. On Wednesday, of course. It’s an easy system once you get used to it, drinking helps.