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> for $0.10 on the dollar As a sidenote, i really wonder why people keep phrasing it like this. Why don't you just say: > for 10% or > with a 90% discount
by Mithaldu 12y ago
> for $0.10 on the dollar
As a sidenote, i really wonder why people keep phrasing it like this. Why don't you just say:
> for 10%
or
> with a 90% discount
- JonFish85 12y agoI think it's an idiomatic phrase. At least for me, living in Boston, MA, USA, I wouldn't think twice about hearing it. To me, it's a more colorful way of expressing a loss of investment outside of percentages.
- talmand 12y agoOne person says six, the other says half-a-dozen.
- pfortuny 12y agoYou mean 50% say half-a-dozen and the other half say six?
- satellitecat 12y agoI think that in the context, it conveys the fact that it's 10% of the original price better than saying 10%.