A dozen and twelve
Posted by Linden on June 06, 1998 at 21:12:22:
In response to indefinite number, written by Caroline on June 04, 1998 at 22:52:38
Yes: "dozen" is fuzzy and allows a bit of leeway, while "twelve" means you've actually counted them and there aren't 11 or 13.
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