But, Joe F, that one would now be archaic, as the pronunciation "tuppence", referring to two old pennies, now obsolete: and "two pence", as we say in new currency [since 1971 when we went decimal] would not have same effect. Tho it has the same advantage as present one, whose retention I urge again on plea that it is, unlike so many of the rest, so mercifully brief.

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