[Grammar] I’ll bet you anything. All my coin.

[kadioguy]

(From the movie Ready Player One)

I’ll bet you anything. All my coin.

Why is it "All my coin" rather than "All my coins"?

 

[dunchee]

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/coin
noun → 3 ....

 

[slevlife]

Not a teacher

"Plenty of coin" (from the dictionary example) is a common phrase. But the line from Ready Player One is unconventional. To me, it sounds like the writers are trying to make it sound futuristic/digital. He is referring to his currency within the Oasis (virtual reality metaverse). So calling his money "coin" sounds like he's referring to the currency within the Oasis, not his government backed currency used outside of the virtual world. You can also see this singular usage of "coin" with "bitcoin" which is both singular and plural.

 

[kadioguy]

"Plenty of coin" (from the dictionary example) is a common phrase. But the line from Ready Player One is unconventional. To me, it sounds like the writers are trying to make it sound futuristic/digital. He is referring to his currency within the Oasis (virtual reality metaverse). So calling his money "coin" sounds like he's referring to the currency within the Oasis, not his government backed currency used outside of the virtual world. You can also see this singular usage of "coin" with "bitcoin", which is both singular and plural.

For your "singular", I would call it "uncountable", and for your "plural", I would call it "countable".

 

[Rover_KE]

Yes – your thoughts have been endorsed by two Scottish pickpockets of my acquaintance – Rob McOyne and Nick McAshe.

 

[Rover_KE]

slevlife, please read this extract from the forum's Posting Guidelines:

You are welcome to answer questions posted in the Ask a Teacher forum as long as your suggestions, help, and advice reflect a good understanding of the English language. If you are not a teacher, you will need to state that clearly in your post.

 

[Tdol]

Not a teacher

"Plenty of coin" (from the dictionary example) is a common phrase. But the line from Ready Player One is unconventional. To me, it sounds like the writers are trying to make it sound futuristic/digital. He is referring to his currency within the Oasis (virtual reality metaverse). So calling his money "coin" sounds like he's referring to the currency within the Oasis, not his government backed currency used outside of the virtual world. You can also see this singular usage of "coin" with "bitcoin" which is both singular and plural.

Coin can be used as slang for government-backed money in British English,