Talk:1/4 d

RFD discussion: September 2017–May 2018

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1/4 d

A farthing. It's a quarter of a penny, hence 1/4 + d. Not really a lexical unit. Equinox ◑ 18:59, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

It would be like saying $0.01 is an abbreviation for penny. --WikiTiki89 19:42, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

As a matter of interest, what would penny farthing be as a fraction? 1 d 1/4 or 1 1/4d? All the farthings had disappeared by the time I got to the UK. DonnanZ (talk) 20:32, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

1 1/4d. See £sd#Writing_conventions_and_pronunciations. Equinox ◑ 21:03, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

Of course, same as with elevenpence ha'penny (11 1/2d). DonnanZ (talk) 22:36, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

I'm inclined to say keep this, but remove the space. But there is no corresponding entry for halfpenny 1/2d or 1/2 d though. DonnanZ (talk) 23:35, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

How do you see it as inherently different from, say, 9d for ninepence, or £3.27? Equinox ◑ 23:39, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

It's hard to know where to draw the line. There are entries for 1D, 1/d and 1-D, but not for 1d (old penny) or indeed 1p (new penny), nor for /- (shilling) or 21/- (guinea). Forget about £9.99 etc. DonnanZ (talk) 08:25, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

One solution would be to add abbreviations to say ninepence (9d) or elevenpence (11d) which should show up if anyone is looking for them. DonnanZ (talk) 08:43, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

• Delete. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 07:02, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Delete. - -sche (discuss) 23:11, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

Delete per proponent. --Per utramque cavernam (talk) 11:30, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

Deleted. — SGconlaw (talk) 13:24, 13 May 2018 (UTC)