Put in one’s twopence worth
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Is ‘put in one’s twopence worth’ still used in the UK or is in an outdated phrase?
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It would not strike me as odd if I heard it, and it's possible I might use it myself, but I suspect it may be slowly going out of fashion. You also hear the "two cents' worth" version in the UK. As you may know, "twopence" is pronounced "tuppence" and can also be spelled that way.
- It would not strike me as odd if I heard it, and it's possible I might use it myself, but I suspect it may be slowly going out of fashion.
- You also hear the "two cents' worth" version in the UK.
- As you may know, "twopence" is pronounced "tuppence" and can also be spelled that way.
- I suppose that "twopence/tuppence worth" should strictly speaking have an apostrophe somewhere, but because of the awkwardness of it I think in practice no one bothers.
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It would not strike me as odd if I heard it, and it's possible I might use it myself, but I suspect it may be slowly going out of fashion. You also hear the "two cents' worth" version in the UK.
As you may know, "twopence" is pronounced "tuppence" and can also be spelled that way.
I suppose that "twopence/tuppence worth" should strictly speaking have an apostrophe somewhere, but be
0Ann225Is ‘put in one’s twopence worth’ still used in the UK or is in an outdated phrase?
It is, but not a lot.
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