Watching the news a couple of days ago the newscaster said that postage stamps would go up by one pence, surely single penny, plural pence , or have things changed ?
^^^quite! And we didn't say "One large curly el, three s's and eleven dee" for £1 3s 11d.......and the Yanks don't say 65 cee for 65 cents, so Z-M's explanation is a no-goer!