All Comments on 'Og's Blog Pt. 09'

You have written ten shilling note.

It was not referred to as a ten shilling note, even though that was its value.

It was always referred to as a ten bob note.

A shilling was also known as a bob, when used,

on its own. It was called a shilling when it was included

in other money, like three shilling and sixpence, or three and six.

Anon: You are as wrong as a nine-bob note. Yes, some people called it a ten bob note, but many others called it ten shillings.

Aside on British coins and notes:

Before the change to decimal currency on 14 February 1971 there were a massive number of slang terms for money. A sixpence was a tanner or a zack; The three pence piece was a joey.

My three card brag card school had a maximum bet limit of 'a third' = one third of a guinea - seven shillings. But my Blog is about the UK civil service. All the clerical staff of that time had to have passed O level English, and their superiors normally had English quaiifications at a higher level. When at work, they would be more precise in their speech than the average person in the street. The other issue is that Literotica has an international audience. Although I write in British English, using slang terms unnecessaril;y could cause confusion with the readers so I would use a more precise term like ten shilling note instead of ten bob. 'Ten shilling note' was a perfectly normal usage at the time and in that situation.