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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Change

Hi
Is the use of 'change' correct in
"i took a taxi but i had no change."?

Thanks in advance!
  

Top answer

Correct as I had no change . ~ I had no coins of small denominations. ) CJ

— CalifJim

  • Correct as I had no change .
  • ~ I had no coins of small denominations.
  • ) CJ
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Correct as I had no change. ~ I had no coins of small denominations.

(It has nothing to do with taking a taxi, by the way.)

CJ
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Well, in Iran, some taxi drivers have no change(=tiny money?!) to give you in return for'big money".

Have I used big/tiny money correctly?

And you normally take a taxi and there sit other people in the taxi too.And the taxi normally stops at several places along the way to take in other passengers, if they can.
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It appears to me that on that link, the writer there wrongly believes that "change" means the same thing as "money".

It would make more sense to say

I wanted to take a taxi but I didn't have any money.
Or
I was already in the taxi when I discovered that I didn't have any money.
___________

Change is the small amount of money that i
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soheil1Have I used big/tiny money correctly?
Not quite. Say this:

In Iran some taxi drivers have no change to give in return for large bills.

CJ
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