who@feddit.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agoBritish public wrong about nearly everything, survey showswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1206arrow-down14file-text
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minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·6 days ago Official estimates are that just 70 pence in every £100 is fraudulent Can someone explain this in International English, please?
minus-squareNeilBrü@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days ago 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-up5·6 days agoFraudulently claimed, as in “people who aren’t supposed to get it”.
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-26 days agoFugazy, bogus, phony.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoit’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.
Wdym Fraudulent?
Fraudulently claimed, as in “people who aren’t supposed to get it”.
Fugazy, bogus, phony.
Counterfeit?
over 5% in USA.
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.