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Hans51 Posted 10 years ago
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Change this one dollar bill into a quarter

Magician : I can change this one dollar bill into a quarter.

Can I use the word change when I make something different from it?

I know that I have to use the word exchange when I need the same amount of money, considering the value of the money in each country but I am wondering if I am a magician and then I think I can say the sentence.

What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
  

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", is okay for a magician to say. " The word "exchange," in a money context, would only be used in a foreign money situation, for example: American tourist in a bank in Tokyo: "Hello, do you speak English? I'm a tourist.

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  • ", is okay for a magician to say.
  • " The word "exchange," in a money context, would only be used in a foreign money situation, for example: American tourist in a bank in Tokyo: "Hello, do you speak English?
  • I'm a tourist.
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The sentence, "I can change this one dollar bill into a quarter.", is okay for a magician to say. You might also hear a magician say: "I can turn this dollar bill into a quarter."

If you want change for a dollar bill, you might say one of the following:

"Can I have change for a dollar?"

"Can I have four quarters please?"

"Can I have 3 quarters and two dimes a
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Thank you so much and then how about this one?

Can you exchange / change one dollar bill into 4 quarters?

I think that here exchange is natural to use. What do you think?
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