Talk:My two cents (idiom)

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[edit] Misspellings

I've seen "two cents" misspelled as "two sense" a lot. Should this be included in the article?

I think that is simply a mistake, similar to people who mean to say "would have" spelling "would of". 216.203.59.252 19:28, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

I've seen explanation of the two cents being orignated from the 2-cent postage during the late 19th and early 20th century. See http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxputino.html

There is a Bible passage (Mark 12:42-47) where a poor woman gives "two cents" as an offering (or the equivalent money at that time/place). Other people gave much more, but she is praised by Jesus because she gave all the money she had, and it was a bigger sacrifice. The point being that how much you give is not important, but what it means to you. Many sayings come from the Bible and I suspect this might be one. Especially now that I have read the article again, I am more convinced this could be the origin. Malnova 01:19, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Meaning

Having heard 2 cents, i just thought it was your sort of slang shortening of sentences. Simply south 23:55, 5 January 2007 (UTC)