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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Couple digit's width

Hi

He'd prefer to be home drinking beer or maybe even a couple digits' width of Glenlivet.

what does it mean?
  

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"Digit" means a finger, so we say how much alcohol to put in a drink by saying how many fingers high to fill the glass with a finger or two or three wrapped around the glass. A finger is about an ounce, I think.

— Englishmaven

  • "Digit" means a finger, so we say how much alcohol to put in a drink by saying how many fingers high to fill the glass with a finger or two or three wrapped around the glass.
  • A finger is about an ounce, I think.
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"Digit" means a finger, so we say how much alcohol to put in a drink by saying how many fingers high to fill the glass with a finger or two or three wrapped around the glass. A finger is about an ounce, I think.
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Two fingers.

When you pour liquor into a glass, imagine holding your first two fingers parallel to the table against the base of the glass. Stop pouring when the liquor reaches the same height as the top of your finger. That's two fingers' of whiskey.

A couple = two
digits = fingers (in this case).
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Thanks Englishmaven!
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Grammar GeekTwo fingers. When you pour liquor into a glass, imagine holding your first two fingers parallel to the table against the base of the glass. Stop pouring when the liquor reaches the same height as the top of your finger. That's two fingers' of whiskey.A couple = twodigits = fingers (in this case).

Thanks.
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Sorry - I forgot to his "post" and when I finally did, I was redundant.
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