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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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These telephones have (been) sold by the thousand.

what does it men by 'by the thousand'?

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I think it means that thousands of these telephones have been sold. Probably, it's a commercially successful model which is very popular with customers, and they buy it in large numbers.

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  • I think it means that thousands of these telephones have been sold.
  • Probably, it's a commercially successful model which is very popular with customers, and they buy it in large numbers.
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I think it means that thousands of these telephones have been sold. Probably, it's a commercially successful model which is very popular with customers, and they buy it in large numbers.
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