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MiaAsh Posted 6 years ago
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There is a sentence "He used to bring us a comic for a half -penny plain and a penny coloured ".What is a penny coloured?And why is it "a comic for a half-penny plain" ,not "a plain comic for a half -penny"?If plain means black and white ,why do we put it after price ?
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Watch your typing. MiaAsh What is a penny coloured? " MiaAsh And why is it "a comic for a half-penny plain" ,not "a plain comic for a half -penny"?
- Watch your typing.
- MiaAsh What is a penny coloured?
- " MiaAsh And why is it "a comic for a half-penny plain" ,not "a plain comic for a half -penny"?
- Writer's choice.
- You can express prices that way, and it makes it easier to write the rest of the sentence.
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Watch your typing.
MiaAshWhat is a penny coloured?
The colored ones cost a penny each, "for a half-penny (if it is) plain and a penny (if it is) coloured."
MiaAshAnd why is it "a comic for a half-penny plain" ,not "a plain comic for a half -penny"?
Writer's choice. You can express prices that way, and it make
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