What kind of currency and language is used in London, England?

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muppetofkent

I take it this is a trick question? Cantonese and Lira of course!

Nah... seriously, in London we speak English (it being the capital of England and all that) and we use the British Pound (Sterling). We also accept all major credit cards :-)

That'll be £2.50 please mate.

Ken B

What is "British English"? Yuk
I would accept the term "American English" for that variant.
English is English

scrow_80

They use the pound and the english language

sarch_uk

We speak the Queen's English and our currency is the Pound Sterling (£) often seen as GBP. We do not use the Euro here.

Lauren

Well, they speak English. There is a small difference between English and American English. The currency is called pounds.

pinoyscrewer

In London they use a little known language i think they call English and currency is pounds and pence

kevin S

pound sterling is the currency used in London and english is the language used for conversation

turniton5

They use the British Pound and speak English.

john b

In London the common currency is the Bhat and the language is Farsi.

Adacadus

Language: British English
There are loads of websites listing the differences between the different versions of engish, just search "American British dictionary" on a search engine.

Currency: Great British Pounds/Pounds Sterling (two names for the same thing)
Symbols are prefix '£' and suffix 'p' (but never both together).
£1 = 100p - one pound equals a hundred pence/pennies
£1.50 ("one pound fifty") = £1 + 50p

Coinage and Notes:
1p, small copper (2 centimeters [3/4 inch] diameter)
2p, large copper (2.5cm [1"] dia)
5p, small silver (just under 2cm dia)
10p, largish silver (just under 2.5cm dia)
20p, smallish silver, seven sided (just over 2cm dia)
50p, large silver, seven sided (just over 2.5cm dia)
£1, smallish bronze, writing round edge (just over 2cm dia)
£2, large bronze with silver centre, writing round edge (almost 3cm dia)
£5, smallest note, Elizabeth Fry on rear.
£10, standard sized note (about 15x8cm [6"x3"]), Charles Darwin on rear.
£20, standard sized note, Sir Edward Elgan on rear.
£50, standard sized note, I wish I had one to look at.

The Scottish banks also have a £100 note, but the changes of you seeing one are minimal (I never have).

Happy S

English and pounds, and Euros in some places

skuddafudda

gold and silver coins are widely accepted.....
as for language in london it is not unusual to hear most foreign lingo......
but rhyming slang is most commonly used

so brin' your china plate to london and make sure you scarpa to the rub-a-dub-dub for a bevvie or two,but hide your bread and honey as there are some dodgy brass bands about.

p.s it can get expensive in some places, it might even cost ya a lady godiva for a nelson mandela...

enjoy the big smoke

wendy l

they speak english the euro and the pound.
The British currency is the pound sterling. The sign for the pound is £

GBP = Great British Pound (£)

We do not use the Euro. Although a few of the big shops will accept Euro, it is rarely used across Britain.

Since decimalisation in 1971 , the pound has been divided into 100 pence.

The pound (£) is made up of 100 pence (p) exactly like the dollar is split into 100 cents.

The singular of pence is "penny". The symbol for the penny is "p"; hence an amount such as 50p is often pronounced "fifty pee" rather than "fifty pence".

We have both coins and banknotes.

Current coins are: 1 penny, 2 pence, 5 pence, 10 pence, 20 pence, 50 pence, 1 pound, and 2 pounds.

Current bank notes are: the 5 pound note, the 10 pound note, the 20 pound note and the 50 pound note.

Old money conversions to money used today

Six pence - 2½p
One shilling (or 'bob') - 5p
Half a crown (2 shillings and sixpence) - 12½p
One guinea - £1.05

♥ T O N I ♥

?euro/english

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