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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
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Time was, you could buy a candy bar for a nickel.
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time was (when)
old-fashioned — used to say that something was true in the past and usually to express annoyance that it is no longer true
? Time was, you could buy a candy bar for a nickel.
? Time was when people respected their elders. [=people used to respect their elders in the past]
What would you say to mean "Time was, you could buy a candy bar for a nickel"?
time was (when)
old-fashioned — used to say that something was true in the past and usually to express annoyance that it is no longer true
? Time was, you could buy a candy bar for a nickel.
? Time was when people respected their elders. [=people used to respect their elders in the past]
What would you say to mean "Time was, you could buy a candy bar for a nickel"?
Top answer
A candy bar used to be sold for a nickel. How does this sentence sound?
- A candy bar used to be sold for a nickel.
- How does this sentence sound?
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A candy bar used to be sold for a nickel.
How does this sentence sound?
How does this sentence sound?
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HUBLOTWhat would you say to mean "Time was, you could buy a candy bar for a nickel"?You could say that, just as it is. Or you could say one of the following:
Back in the old days you used to be able to buy a candy bar for a nickel.
There used to be a time when you could buy a candy bar for a nickel.
You used to be able to buy a candy bar for
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HUBLOTA candy bar used to be sold for a nickel.How does this sentence sound?It's fine.
CJ
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