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11-06-2020 01:49 PM - edited 11-06-2020 01:59 PM
My friend was at Aldi's and on the phone with me when I heard her ask someone if she could have their cart. She said to the person. "I don't have a case quarter" here's 2 dimes and a nickel. The person and I were both saying "What?" 😂 From the way she used it, I knew what she meant but I'd never, ever heard it before. Dh heard me talking and he knew what it meant too! I've never heard him use it though. Dh is from upstate NY. His dad was from Mississippi. My friend was raised here in Central NJ. Her mom is from South Carolina. I figured it was a southern thing and I was right! Here are two definitions I found on Google.
I was surprised I'd never heard it before. We live in Central NJ at the Shore but there are a lot of families here who came from the South.
My friend was surprised I'd never heard it. She said she thought it was common knowledge. I come from a very diverse background and she said it surprised her that I didn't know it!
Learn something new everyday!😂
I was just curious as to how many others knew of it or if I was the only one out of the loop! 😆
11-06-2020 01:53 PM
@Imaoldhippie wrote:Just curious as to why you did not ask your friend. How did she use that expression?
Ive lived all over the US and never heard that one before.
I did ask her. Though the way she used it, I knew what it meant. But we did discuss it and then I Googled it too!.
11-06-2020 02:02 PM
Thanks for all the responses. Now you know!😊
11-06-2020 02:04 PM
@Mz iMac wrote:@Starpolisher Where is your friend from?
She's from here. Central NJ, at the Shore. We're lifelong friends but I'd never heard her say it before!
11-06-2020 02:17 PM
New one for myself.
11-06-2020 02:39 PM
I was mainly raised in NC and I heard this expression regularly there.
11-06-2020 02:41 PM
A case quarter means a single coin, a quarter, not coins that add up to 25 cents.
11-06-2020 02:42 PM
@Deb0509 it is a single quarter coin, not coins that add up to 25 cents.
11-06-2020 02:57 PM - edited 11-06-2020 03:07 PM
After reading replies, I'm not sure why it's used. For coins that add up to 25 cents, I'd say 25 cents.
A single coin is a quarter.
Why make the English language more difficult?
11-06-2020 03:56 PM
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