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where is the ENglish in the french sentence. ANd is it dizaine or douzaine?????
February 23, 2013
In another example, "dizaine" means "about ten" while here, it means "dozen." Which is it?
February 22, 2013
I believe that this usage comes from the fact that the French are metrics: "dizaine" is based on 10, while the English have been rather based on 12, so "dozen".
February 23, 2013
in the local market in Paris they say douzaine for a dozen eggs...or am I mishearing them. They certainly give me 12 eggs
February 23, 2013
I think this is one of the rare exceptions to the metric system. Actually, I was rather thinking about money, measures, etc.
February 23, 2013
