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maggiewinchester | Report | 10 Jun 2021 16:06 |
On Radio 4 extra, they're advertising - at least 3 times a day - an upcoming programme about Ella Fitzgerald singing 'Mac The Knife', from 'The Threepenny Opera'. |
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Island | Report | 10 Jun 2021 16:13 |
I've always said 'threpnee' but 'three penny' :-0 kiddiwinks of today eh |
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Sharron | Report | 10 Jun 2021 16:28 |
Daft ha'porths! |
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AnninGlos | Report | 10 Jun 2021 17:12 |
I think I always said thrupny. |
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ArgyllGran | Report | 10 Jun 2021 17:17 |
At least they're not calling it the "Three Pence Opera". |
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Island | Report | 10 Jun 2021 17:21 |
or the Three P Opera' LOL |
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nameslessone | Report | 10 Jun 2021 17:34 |
Don’t you mean the Free P Opera? |
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JustGinnie | Report | 10 Jun 2021 17:51 |
Very irritating I agree. I used to say Thrupney or Thruppenny bit for the coin. I once said to grandchild " If a Herring and half cost three hapence how much will 2 cost" They had no idea what I was talking about. :-D :-D. |
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Dermot | Report | 10 Jun 2021 18:52 |
'Word Of Mouth' on BBC Radio 4 can be interesting. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 10 Jun 2021 19:06 |
The way I said it, depended on where I was living at the time, but I would never have said 'Three-penny'! :-D :-D :-D |
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ZZzzz | Report | 10 Jun 2021 19:10 |
Sharron, my Mum used to say that. |
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Dermot | Report | 10 Jun 2021 19:13 |
Languages have been given to us to make our meaning clear & not to mess around with dishonest doubt. |
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nameslessone | Report | 10 Jun 2021 19:15 |
Pence or D. depends whether you were spending it or taking it ;-) |
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ArgyllGran | Report | 10 Jun 2021 19:18 |
The "d" was for "denarius" or "denarii", even though we said "penny" or "pence", which makes it even more complicated. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 10 Jun 2021 21:19 |
ArgyllGran - Thruppence = Thruppenny! |
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ArgyllGran | Report | 10 Jun 2021 22:01 |
A "thruppenny bit" was the twelve-sided coin, but if we were talking about the cost of something, we said thruppence! |
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