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As a non-native speaker this sentence actually got me a bit unsure (perhaps because I looked too much at it): "Buy one, get the second half off." Is that mean
by Tehnix 11y ago
As a non-native speaker this sentence actually got me a bit unsure (perhaps because I looked too much at it):
"Buy one, get the second half off."
Is that meant as the second unit you buy, you get half off? Don't know if this is a common way to phrase a discount like that in the US..
- tronje 11y agoNot a native speaker either, but I spent a fair amount of time in the US and Canada; and I don't think I've ever heard that phrase. Usually it's "buy one, get one free" or some variation of that. The phrase you mentioned would mean that you receive 2 units and pay for 1.5.
- jessaustin 11y agoISTM basic English comprehension was part of this test? That isn't a common idiom as compared to BOGOF, but one will see it sometimes.
- Haul4ss 11y agoYes and yes. You interpreted it correctly, and that is a common way to phrase such discounts in the U.S.