The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #132499   Message #4050831
Posted By: Doug Chadwick
06-May-20 - 09:56 AM
Thread Name: BS: Language Pet Peeves
Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves
... half a thousand is not a number but half a million is

The eggs that I buy in the supermarket come in boxes of 6 or 10. If I wanted someone to get me a small box, I would ask them to get me half a dozen. If I wanted a large box, I would ask for a box of ten, never half a score.

DC