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Re: Language question

Posted By: Djinn, on host 24.158.241.157
Date: Monday, September 20, 2004, at 20:37:15
In Reply To: Language question posted by Joona I Palaste on Monday, September 20, 2004, at 06:16:23:

> Does anyone say "fiver" for $5 or "tenner" for $10 in the USA, or is it only a British thing?

I've never heard either of those (I live in Pennsylvania, have travelled in the Mid-Atlantic and some of the South). Some common types of nicknames for bills I have heard, though, are the names of the people on them (for those, Hamilton and Lincoln) and the number plus '-spot' (five-spot, ten-spot). I've also heard 'fin' for a five dollar bill, but I think that's mostly regional and/or outdated now.

-Djinn

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Message:	> > Does anyone say "fiver" for $5 or "tenner" for $10 in the USA, or is it only a British thing? > > I've never heard either of those (I live in Pennsylvania, have travelled in the Mid-Atlantic and some of the South). Some common types of nicknames for bills I have heard, though, are the names of the people on them (for those, Hamilton and Lincoln) and the number plus '-spot' (five-spot, ten-spot). I've also heard 'fin' for a five dollar bill, but I think that's mostly regional and/or outdated now. > > -Djinn
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