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Re: Educate me!
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Wed, 1 Dec 1999 19:52:59 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Richard Dee writes:
> Yes, 'tis the same symbol.
> Now, for the history, why a pound?
> The Roman soldiers that occupied our land were paid in salt,
> one pound of it. The "L"-like appearance of the symbol, derives
> from the Latin and French for pound, which is Livre or Libre,
> specifically which I can't remember off hand.
And to this day, Roman roads in Britain are still covered in salt.
Richard
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| On Wed, 1 Dec 1999 16:17:25 GMT, Larry Pieniazek uttered the following profundities... (...) Yes, 'tis the same symbol. Now, for the history, why a pound? The Roman soldiers that occupied our land were paid in salt, one pound of it. The "L"-like (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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