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Maxim
In English, is there an expression "devil's dozen", meaning 'thirteen objects'? I think it exists, although I failed to find it both Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries. Besides, is it even widely used?
20 févr. 2023 14:17
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I have never heard "a devil's dozen." I've never read it in a book.
I have heard "a baker's dozen" for thirteen, and, in fact, some bagel bakeries actually give you thirteen bagels if you buy "a dozen."
21 février 2023
13 of something is a "baker's dozen." And no, it's not that widely used.
20 février 2023
It comes from a practice that was once common, at least in small towns, that a merchant would give you something extra as a thank you for your business. A baker might give you and extra roll when you bought a dozen, or an extra cookie. The store clerk might give an extra piece of candy. I heard it only occasionally as a boy, but almost never now.
20 février 2023
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Maxim
Compétences linguistiques
Anglais, Français, Russe
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Anglais, Français
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