Takehisa Tanaka Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
What does "a thousand" mean?
In a movie called "Chasing Mavericks," a boy count as
"One a thousand, Two a thousand, Three a thousand" and so on.
What does "a thousand" mean in that?
Top answer
What does "a thousand" mean in that? It has no meaning as a word. It is simply that, according to many people, it takes one second to say "one thousand", so people use that to count time when no watch or clock is available.
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Takehisa TanakaIn a movie called "Chasing Mavericks," a boy count as "One a thousand, Two a thousand, Three a thousand" and so on.What does "a thousand" mean in that?
It has no meaning as a word. It is simply that, according to many people, it takes one second to say "one thousand", so people use that to count time when no watch or clock is available.
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