Talk:Consols

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Surely "Consols" are just an abbreviation ? Shouldn't this be under the full name - Consolidated Stock ? (with redirects)

And isn't "Consols" plural ?

-- Beardo 03:54, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Given that's its an abbreviation for Consolidated Annuities, and has for nearly two centuries been considered a word in its own right (c.f. Webster, Chambers, and Bouvier's Law Dictionary), it probably shouldn't be under 'Consolidated Stock'. Mauls 09:51, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Singular or plural? "Consols is" is really grating on me. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 08:15, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

I changed it to plural again. The plural form is the current use in the markets (in my first-hand experience, but see also for example the London Stock Exchange glossary [1]), and plural makes more intuitive sense, as the term is a contraction of a plural form (consolidated annuities). -- Marcika 14:59, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Although originally Consolidated Annuities, the article says the current stock are called "Consolidated Stock". When did the appreviation come into use ? -- Beardo 07:39, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

The definition in the LSE glossary has changed, but there are plenty of places which corroborate "consolidated annuities" -- especially the Columbia Encyclopedia [2] and the 1911 Britannica [www.1911encyclopedia.org/Consols]. -- 192.223.158.62 11:36, 21 August 2007 (UTC)