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Jupath Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Does anybody know this proverb?
Time a dozen two a penny. (or something similar)
Does anybody know this proverb? I heard it several years ago but I can’t remember what it means. I’m not sure about if the sentence is correct but it must be something similar.
Could you help me find out what it means?
Thank you in advance.
Does anybody know this proverb? I heard it several years ago but I can’t remember what it means. I’m not sure about if the sentence is correct but it must be something similar.
Could you help me find out what it means?
Thank you in advance.
Top answer
'Two a penny' means very common, easily available, cheap, as in you could buy two for a penny. I haven't heard it with the time a dozen start though.
- 'Two a penny' means very common, easily available, cheap, as in you could buy two for a penny.
- I haven't heard it with the time a dozen start though.
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'Two a penny' means very common, easily available, cheap, as in you could buy two for a penny.
I haven't heard it with the time a dozen start though.
I haven't heard it with the time a dozen start though.
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"Dime a dozen", maybe?
Think it means the same as "two a penny".
MrP
Think it means the same as "two a penny".
MrP
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Yes, I know it, and here is a guess as to where it originated. I suspect that it orginated in The States and has something to do with the Five and Ten Cents Store. (A dime is ten cents) It slipped into the langage to mean "cheap" as in. "Women like that are a dime a dozen." So the dozen women in question would be worth less than 1c.each to the person making the statement!
It means the s
It means the s
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Well, one thing is certain. Interesting forum threads like this one aren't just a dime a dozen!
By the way, the Five and Ten Cents Store is also called the Five and Dime.
"Remind me I need to get some light bulbs at the Five and Dime."
Nowadays, most of the products which used to be sold at a five-and-dime are now sold at drug stores.
CJ
By the way, the Five and Ten Cents Store is also called the Five and Dime.
"Remind me I need to get some light bulbs at the Five and Dime."
Nowadays, most of the products which used to be sold at a five-and-dime are now sold at drug stores.
CJ
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Thank you for your help! 
Oh, not time a dozen but dime a dozen! That’s why I haven’t found it anywhere. I must have misund
Oh, not time a dozen but dime a dozen! That’s why I haven’t found it anywhere. I must have misund
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Hello jupath, The Americans will probably answer this better than I but I will have a go.
Five cents is called a nickle, ten cents is called a dime, a dollar is called a buck, or greenback, and twenty five cents is called a quarter. In Canada fifty cents is called two bits, but I have never heard that term used in the USA.
I have actually never seen a Five and Dime. As Californi
Five cents is called a nickle, ten cents is called a dime, a dollar is called a buck, or greenback, and twenty five cents is called a quarter. In Canada fifty cents is called two bits, but I have never heard that term used in the USA.
I have actually never seen a Five and Dime. As Californi
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Hello Tallulah Tam, thank you for the nicknames and for what you wrote about the pound! It was very interesting. I don’t know what
I don’t know what 00
Jupath, tuppence was two old pennies. In the new English money the term is 2p.for two pennies.
I think the term Drug Store has been eliminated in the US because they are paraniod about drugs, (even medical marijuana has been banned,) and where you can happily buy Codeine over the counter in England; if you have a migraine in the USA the doctor will prescribe you six, if you are lucky. I
I think the term Drug Store has been eliminated in the US because they are paraniod about drugs, (even medical marijuana has been banned,) and where you can happily buy Codeine over the counter in England; if you have a migraine in the USA the doctor will prescribe you six, if you are lucky. I
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Sorry, but fifty cents is fourbits! A quarter and two bits are the same! I believe this comes from the Spanish "pieces
I believe this comes from the Spanish "pieces00
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