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Guzhao67 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Meaning of "some score or two"
Hi: there: what does "some score or two" mean in the following sentence? it was taken from Moby , I googled but found no answer. any similar expression in English?thank you very much and have a nice day.
Why did Louis XVI. of France, at his own personal expense, fit out whaling ships from Dunkirk, and politely invite to that town some score or two of families from our own island of Nantucket?
Why did Louis XVI. of France, at his own personal expense, fit out whaling ships from Dunkirk, and politely invite to that town some score or two of families from our own island of Nantucket?
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A 'score' means 'twenty', so two score is 40. Some is used here to mean 'approximately'. So the sentence means he invited somewhere between 20 and 40 families.
- A 'score' means 'twenty', so two score is 40.
- Some is used here to mean 'approximately'.
- So the sentence means he invited somewhere between 20 and 40 families.
- Some + number is very often used in news reports.
- uk/news/business-15754916
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A 'score' means 'twenty', so two score is 40.
Some is used here to mean 'approximately'.
So the sentence means he invited somewhere between 20 and 40 families.
Some + number is very often used in news reports.
"The company grew very rapidly and by 2003 there were thousands of branches across China and some 30,000 employees."
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Some is used here to mean 'approximately'.
So the sentence means he invited somewhere between 20 and 40 families.
Some + number is very often used in news reports.
"The company grew very rapidly and by 2003 there were thousands of branches across China and some 30,000 employees."
source:
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By the way, I if you're talking about the novel "Moby " and not the musician called "Moby", please use the full title. Very few of us are on a first-name basis with "Moby ."
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khoffBy the way, I if you're talking about the novel "Moby " and not the musician called "Moby", please use the full title. Very few of us are on a first-name basis with "Moby ."This is probably a site-censorship issue.
CJ
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Oh, you're right! It did it to my post too! Let's be formal, then, and call him Moby Richard.
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