Quote:
Originally Posted by pucette2008
"In Oxford Street there are too many bargains, too many sales, too many goods marked down to one and eleven three that only last week cost two and six."
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This refers to a discounted price in the old English currency (before the decimal system). "Marked down" = the price is discounted (reduced); "two and six" = "two shillings and sixpence"; there is a problem with "one and eleven three": are you sure that you have copied this correctly?? If you leave out the "three" it makes good sense: "one and eleven" = one shilling and eleven pence". Perhaps instead of "three" it should be "there"??