ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: Two grands of green are here.

Marius Hancu — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:37:24 GMT

you indicate the number (two) and the unit (thousand)

Re: Two grands of green are here.

Yankee — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:38:20 GMT

We'd usually say 'two grand' for the same reason we say 'two thousand' (and not 'two thousands').

Re: Two grands of green are here.

Angliholic — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:33:56 GMT

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?

Re: Two grands of green are here.

Yankee — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:16:22 GMT

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.)

Re: Two grands of green are here.

Angliholic — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:11:23 GMT

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."

Re: Two grands of green are here.

Mister Micawber — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:47:46 GMT

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

Two grands of green are here.

Angliholic — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:35:23 GMT

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

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