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HarryT · 04-30-2009, 01:21 PM

We have silly expressions too. One of the silliest, IMHO, is "it would be cheap at half the price". Whenever I hear that, my immediate reaction is to think "perhaps it would, but does that mean that it's cheap at its current price?". "Cheap at twice the price" would be more sensible

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04-30-2009, 01:21 PM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	We have silly expressions too. One of the silliest, IMHO, is "it would be cheap at half the price". Whenever I hear that, my immediate reaction is to think "perhaps it would, but does that mean that it's cheap at its current price?". "Cheap at twice the price" would be more sensible .