That's because "twopence" is a misspelling of the original: "tuppenny". On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven at planet.nl> wrote: > How about the British money (penney). > A two pence (the word for more than one penney) coin is called twopence, > pronounced toppence. > > Cheers, > > Hans