Pence vs Us - What's the difference?
pence | us |
(British) (the sub-unit of the pound sterling).
(personal) me and at least one other person; the objective case of we .
(colloquial) me
The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.
As nouns the difference between pence and us
is that pence is while us is .pence
English
Noun
(head)Usage notes
* This is the collective plural, used when referring to a sum of money, as in These apples are twenty pence each.'' When referring to several coins each worth one penny, the correct plural is pennies, as in ''I have one tenpence coin and three pennies.us
English
(wikipedia us)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Pronoun
(English Pronouns)- Give us a look at your paper.
- Give us your wallet!
Quotations
* 1611 — 1:1 *: Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us ...See also
* we * our * oursDeterminer
(en determiner)- It's not good enough for us teachers.
