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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

To The Dollar

Let's say I am estimating the price of something, which exactly costs $102.45. I estimated 102 dollars. I could write:

"My estimate is accurate to the dollar."
"My estimate is accurate to the last dollar."

Could both correct?
  

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The definition of estimate is never to contain the word accurate. It's an oxymoron. The sentence is not wrong grammatically, but I would classify this a good sentence.

— Dimsumexpress

  • The definition of estimate is never to contain the word accurate.
  • It's an oxymoron.
  • The sentence is not wrong grammatically, but I would classify this a good sentence.
  • " You want to say this: My estimate was close to the dollar.
  • This means if the price was $100, you estimate was either $101, or $99.
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The definition of estimate is never to contain the word accurate. It's an oxymoron.
The sentence is not wrong grammatically, but I would classify this a good sentence.
SheltieBites"My estimate is accurate to the dollar.""My estimate is accurate to the last dollar."
You want to say this: My estimate was close to the dollar.
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dimsumexpressThe sentence is not wrong grammatically, but I wouldn't classify this a good sentence.
I meant to say " wouldn't calssify....."
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