I've always wondered.

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Originally Posted by 4bee

Oxford seems to say not only but also, Ron.

Trey-bit - Oxford Reference

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Oxford! Pfft! I use the Macquarie as any good Aussie should. It only has "trey". [bigsmile]

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Originally Posted by 4bee

W
Just trying to recall the "olde days".

There were 2 trays/treys to a Zac, & 2 Zacs to a Deener & 2.5 (?) Deeners to a 2 bob piece, (a Florin 2/6d or half a Crown, a Crown being 5 bob), & I very vaguely recall seeing once, a 5/- piece( a Crown), but not in my pocket.
A ten bob note (the orange one) & a quid note (the green one) There was a Blue one but that was out of my reach, 5 quid I think.

Then Decimal **** came in & took the fun out of it all.[biggrin]

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Nope. A florin was two shillings, not half a crown. I don't believe Oz ever had a half crown coin unlike Britain.

Or is that bad punctuation and the florin mentioned above refers to the 2 bob?

I had farthings when I was a kid.

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Originally Posted by Fifth Columnist

Is 'definitely' the most misspelled word on any forum?

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It could be.

On the Full Fat Range Rover forum www.ffrr.com another one is "deplorable" when referring to the deployable side steps.

Oh, maybe it's not a spelling error! [bigwhistle]

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I had farthings when I was a kid.

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Didn't the Hansom Cab driver moan at you for presenting such a large denomination that he couldn't change?[smilebigeye]

You're right, a Florin was 2 deeners, or 2 bob.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

True.
Another clue - what shape is the Earth?

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oblique spheroid?

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Originally Posted by p38arover

It could be.

On the Full Fat Range Rover forum www.ffrr.com another one is "deplorable" when referring to the deployable side steps.

Oh, maybe it's not a spelling error! [bigwhistle]

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some of the guys here can't even spell then, they use than.

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Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

some of the guys here can't even spell then, they use than.

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And vice versa.

Was taught in school that the Earth was pear shaped between the poles.

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Originally Posted by 67hardtop

Was taught in school that the Earth was pear shaped between the poles.

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My teacher said I was that between my ears [emoji2] [emoji2]

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My teacher said I was that between my ears [emoji2] [emoji2]

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[biggrin][biggrin][biggrin] Excuse my mirth.[bigsmile1]

According to the late lamented Michael Bentine the earth is square.
In fact, most of the highest points are diametrically opposite, sort of justifiying that.