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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Two cents
I'm not Rachel, but I'll throw in my two cents anyway.
Shouldn't it be 'I'll throw in my two cents', anyway'?
Reason being - two cents' (worth)
'Worth' is implied here, just as we would say, "I'm going over to the Smiths'.
An apostrophe comes after Smiths because house or home is implied or suggested.
Thanks.
Shouldn't it be 'I'll throw in my two cents', anyway'?
Reason being - two cents' (worth)
'Worth' is implied here, just as we would say, "I'm going over to the Smiths'.
An apostrophe comes after Smiths because house or home is implied or suggested.
Thanks.
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Hi, You could certainly argue that, I suppose, but the use without the apostrophe is very common. Bear in mind that it's a very relaxed expression that is usually used in very casual contexts. Clive
- Hi, You could certainly argue that, I suppose, but the use without the apostrophe is very common.
- Bear in mind that it's a very relaxed expression that is usually used in very casual contexts.
- Clive
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Hi,
You could certainly argue that, I suppose, but the use without the apostrophe is very common.
Bear in mind that it's a very relaxed expression that is usually used in very casual contexts.
Clive
You could certainly argue that, I suppose, but the use without the apostrophe is very common.
Bear in mind that it's a very relaxed expression that is usually used in very casual contexts.
Clive
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