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MrPernickety Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Usage of the word "change"
Hi,
If you're in a convenient store (in the USA) and about to buy a small item (a pack of chewgum) but all you have on you is a hundred, what do you ask the clerk to make sure he can consummate the transaction?
1. Do you have change of a hundred?
2. Do you have change from a hundred?
3. Your preference
Thanks!
If you're in a convenient store (in the USA) and about to buy a small item (a pack of chewgum) but all you have on you is a hundred, what do you ask the clerk to make sure he can consummate the transaction?
1. Do you have change of a hundred?
2. Do you have change from a hundred?
3. Your preference
Thanks!
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Hello again, First, a couple of non-native constructions in your question itself: 1. the store is called a convenience store , not a convenient store 2. it is usually called chewing gum 3.
- Hello again, First, a couple of non-native constructions in your question itself: 1.
- the store is called a convenience store , not a convenient store 2.
- it is usually called chewing gum 3.
- consummate is way to formal for this use--just say make the transaction .
- change of a hundred' In AmE, i think most people would usually ask: Can you change a hundred dollar bill?
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Hello again,
First, a couple of non-native constructions in your question itself:
1. the store is called a convenience store, not a convenient store
2. it is usually called chewing gum
3. consummate is way to formal for this use--just say make the transaction.
Now, to answer your question:
#1 is correct: '...change of a hun
First, a couple of non-native constructions in your question itself:
1. the store is called a convenience store, not a convenient store
2. it is usually called chewing gum
3. consummate is way to formal for this use--just say make the transaction.
Now, to answer your question:
#1 is correct: '...change of a hun
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Another scenario - you have a $20 bill, but you need some one-dollar bills (singles).
You ask someone if they have change FOR a twenty.
You ask someone if they have change FOR a twenty.
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Hi, TrysB and Barbara
Thanks for your suggestions and corrections !
(This is the second time I call that store "convenient" in error
Thanks for your suggestions and corrections !
(This is the second time I call that store "convenient" in error
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It doesn't matter - the person will say "I've got two tens - will that work?" and you say "Oh, sorry, I need singles."
You can also ask if they can "break" a twenty.
You can also ask if they can "break" a twenty.
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Hi,
For your first query, I''d usually just say 'Sorry, this is all I've got'.
He/she can see it's a hundred.
For your second query about the $20, I'd just say 'Can you give me ones for this, please?'
Best wishes, Clive
For your first query, I''d usually just say 'Sorry, this is all I've got'.
He/she can see it's a hundred.
For your second query about the $20, I'd just say 'Can you give me ones for this, please?'
Best wishes, Clive
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