Two grands of green are here.

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Angliholic

#536168 Thu, 03 Jul 08 08:35 AM

Two grands of green are here. One for you and one for me.

Hi,
Is "of green" in the above optional? Thanks.

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Mister Micawber

#536177 Thu, 03 Jul 08 08:47 AM

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I have no idea what 'grands of green' means.

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#536274 Thu, 03 Jul 08 03:11 PM

Thanks, Mister.

The base sentence is from an old film called "Perfect Crimes." Based on the context, I think "two grands of green" refer to "two grands of green back."

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Yankee

#536276 Thu, 03 Jul 08 03:16 PM

Hi Angliholic

Are you sure 'grands' was used and not 'grand'?

Saying 'two grand' to mean 'two thousand dollars' would be a typical usage. Adding 's' to 'grand' would normally sound odd to my ear. However, the addition of "One for you and one for me" does help justify it.

I'd say the addition of 'of green' is a whimsical addition to the usual expression, and 'green' refers to 'greenbacks'.

(OT: I wonder how long the word 'greenback' is going to survive seeing as US bills now come in a variety of colors.) Surprise

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#536283 Thu, 03 Jul 08 03:33 PM

Thanks, Yankee, for your info.

I'm not very sure if it's grands or grand because sometimes there are a few typoes in the subtite. Thank you for mentioning that. Speaking of which, I wonder why it's "two grand" instead of "two grands." Shouldn't we use the plural form?