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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
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A note / note of

Can I say,

(a) He gave a note of 10 dollars to his son.

(b) He gave a 10 dollars note to his son.
  

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He gave his son a 10 dollars' note. Vincent Teo (a) He gave a note of 10 dollars to his son. (b) He gave a 10 dollars' note to his son.

  • He gave his son a 10 dollars' note.
  • Vincent Teo (a) He gave a note of 10 dollars to his son.
  • (b) He gave a 10 dollars' note to his son.
  • They are correct but I would stick to my sentence and b)
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He gave his son a 10 dollars' note.
Vincent Teo(a) He gave a note of 10 dollars to his son.

(b) He gave a 10 dollars' note to his son.
They are correct but I would stick to my sentence and b)
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Only this:

He gave a 10-dollar note/bill to his son.
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Hi, guys,

I may be mistaken, but I don't think that in the US we use "note" in reference to currency.

He gave a ten dollar bill to his son.
He gave his son a ten dollar bill.

Perhaps in other countries the US dollar is referred to as "a note."

In slang, a hundred-dollar-bill used to be called a "C-note."

We use the expression "bank no

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