who@feddit.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 个月前British public wrong about nearly everything, survey showswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1205arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1201arrow-down1external-linkBritish public wrong about nearly everything, survey showswww.independent.co.ukwho@feddit.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 个月前message-square25linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·3 个月前 Official estimates are that just 70 pence in every £100 is fraudulent Can someone explain this in International English, please?
minus-squareNeilBrü@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 个月前 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.
minus-squareMirshe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 个月前Fraudulently claimed, as in “people who aren’t supposed to get it”.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 个月前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.
Can someone explain this in International English, please?
The British government estimates that Less than 1% of every 100 British pounds is fraudulent.
over 5% in USA.
Wdym Fraudulent?
Fraudulently claimed, as in “people who aren’t supposed to get it”.
Fugazy, bogus, phony.
Counterfeit?
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.