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Christine Christie Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Three-by-five

Consider the following sentence: "Then he reached into his breast pocket and he pulled out some THREE-BY-FIVE CARDS." What does 'three-by-five' cards mean?
  

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It means index cards. They come in various sizes. 3 x 5 is one of the sizes.

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  • It means index cards.
  • They come in various sizes.
  • 3 x 5 is one of the sizes.
  • The site below shows some pictures of them.
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It means index cards. They come in various sizes. 3 x 5 is one of the sizes. The site below shows some pictures of them.


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Christine ChristieTHREE-BY-FIVE CARDS."

The are 3 inches high and 4 inches wide. Another common size is four by six.

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