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Formal use of 'pound(s) sterling'



 
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Formal use of 'pound(s) sterling' #1 (permalink) Sat Nov 04, 2006 23:17 pm   Formal use of 'pound(s) sterling'
 

Hi

I know that pounds sterling is very formal, but I need to know,
would six hundred and twenty thousand pounds sterling (writing in words) be correct?

(Tag question :) )
Does the phrase To convert money in pound(?) sterling requires the plural form?
Or the singular form can be (also?) used – for example, this way:
'To convert money in Pound Sterling'? (..into... ?)
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Formal use of 'pound(s) sterling' #2 (permalink) Mon Nov 06, 2006 14:19 pm   Formal use of 'pound(s) sterling'
 

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I'm not Brit, so I cannot answer your PS questions, but I think it is convert into. In AmE, it would be convert into dollars.
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Formal use of 'pound(s) sterling' #3 (permalink) Mon Nov 06, 2006 15:32 pm   Formal use of 'pound(s) sterling'
 

I'd say convert/change into pounds, pounds sterling or sterling ('sterling' is an uncountable noun).
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Formal use of 'pound(s) sterling' #4 (permalink) Tue Nov 07, 2006 19:07 pm   Formal use of 'pound(s) sterling'
 

A million of pou... thanks!
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