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minus-squarestarik@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up19·14 天前How old is the “2 cents” figure of speech? Why hasn’t it adjusted with inflation?
minus-squarewander1236@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up14·14 天前The concept could be as old as the New Testament, but apparently this specific phrasing is from the early 1900s, so it’d be about 60-70¢ now depending on which year you want to pick. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/two-cents-and-sensibility/
How old is the “2 cents” figure of speech? Why hasn’t it adjusted with inflation?
The concept could be as old as the New Testament, but apparently this specific phrasing is from the early 1900s, so it’d be about 60-70¢ now depending on which year you want to pick.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/two-cents-and-sensibility/