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- 26-Aug-2011, 10:36 #1
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a round dozen Dear teachers,
Would you be kind enough to give me your considered opinion concerning the interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?
Even the Cock-lane ghost had been laid only a round dozen of years, after rapping out its messages, as the spirits of this very year last past (supernaturally deficient in originality) rapped out theirs.
a round dozen =
round = whole (complete)
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- 26-Aug-2011, 11:09 #2
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Teacher Re: a round dozen It means 12 years, give or take a month or two.
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- 26-Aug-2011, 11:22 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: a round dozen Hi Rover KE,
Thank you for your crystal clear explanation.
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