Message Forum: Re: Language question

Re: Language question

Posted By: Howard, on host 216.80.146.98
Date: Monday, October 4, 2004, at 14:56:46
In Reply To: Re: Language question posted by Dal on Wednesday, September 29, 2004, at 23:54:49:

> > Does anyone say "fiver" for $5 or "tenner" for $10 in the USA, or is it only a British thing?
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> I remember reading "fiver" in Archie comics all the time. And these particular comics were about... hmmm... 20 or 30 years old. But I still see it occassionally in more recent comics.
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> So some cartoonist, somewhere must be using it...

Actually, Archie Comics go back to the 1940's, but were still around in that 20 to 30 year time frame. And you can bet a fiver on that.
Howard

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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 remember reading "fiver" in Archie comics all the time. And these particular comics were about... hmmm... 20 or 30 years old. But I still see it occassionally in more recent comics. > > > > So some cartoonist, somewhere must be using it... > > Actually, Archie Comics go back to the 1940's, but were still around in that 20 to 30 year time frame. And you can bet a fiver on that. > Howard
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