David Green

David Green (Books) is the imprint under which I publish booklets of my own poems, or did. The 'Collected Poems' are now available as a pdf. The website is now what it has become. It keeps me out of more trouble than it gets me into. I hope you find at least some of it worthwhile.

Wednesday 20 March 2013

Singular and plurality, George

In today's budget speech, George Osborne announced that he was cutting the duty on beer 'by one pence'.

Oh, no, you're not, you Bullingdon oik.

'Pence' is the plural which you would use if there were more than one. When there is only one, you use the singular, which is 'penny'.

It's a shame your very expensive education didn't make sure you left university aware of that.