Bloody hell, time can fly past quickly when you’re not looking.
I’m astonished that my last post was in December 2008. Life has been pretty hectic, and whilst there are many things that I’d like to have said my “two cents worth” about, time has just not allowed me to log on and have my say.
Ahh well, I guess that’s just the rapid pace of modern life.
Just an aside about the phrase “two cents worth” – I remember my Dad using the phrase “two bob’s worth”, a reference to the 2 shilling coin in use prior to Australia converting to decimal currency in 1966. The 2 shilling coin became 20 cents on conversion, so is the current phrase a reflection of inflation? Another phrase was “it’s not worth two bob”, which has been similarly deflated to become “it’s not worth two cents”. I suppose “two cents” fits better than “twenty cents” as it better fits the rhythm of the phrases. I wonder if the old phrases will fade into history and be lost?
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