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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

I would like to deposit one million dollars in my savings account.

I would like to deposit one million dollars in my savings account.

My question is why it's the plural "savings" instead of "saving account." Thanks.
  

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No good reason-- savings is the noun for an accumulation of money- just as is its definition: sums of money saved by economy and laid away.

  • No good reason-- savings is the noun for an accumulation of money- just as is its definition: sums of money saved by economy and laid away.
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No good reason-- savings is the noun for an accumulation of money- just as is its definition: sums of money saved by economy and laid away.

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Thanks, Mister.

By the way, is the avatar besides your alias truly you? For curiosity's sake, why is the image so old and blurry?
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Because I am old and blurry.
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Mister MicawberBecause I am old and blurry.

Thanks, Mister.

YOu are vey comical!

But it's also archaic!

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