A dime a dozen?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> - <span word="Theories">Theories</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Deepwater">Deepwater</span> <span word="Horizon">Horizon</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="theories">theories</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theories">theories</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> (<span word="plausible">plausible</span>).</p><p>“<span word="A">A</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>. <span word="Dime">Dime</span> <span word="is">is</span> 10 <span word="cents">cents</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="is">is</span> 12 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="number">number</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="yi">yi</span> <span word="mao">mao</span> <span word="yi">yi</span> <span word="da">da</span> (一毛一打). <span word="Eggs">Eggs</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="yi">yi</span> <span word="mao">mao</span> <span word="yi">yi</span> <span word="da">da</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="yi">yi</span> <span word="mao">mao</span> <span word="yi">yi</span> <span word="da">da</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="commodity">commodity</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="low">low</span>.</p><p><span word="Figuratively">Figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="also">also</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="connotation">connotation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="theories">theories</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="calligraphy">calligraphy</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1911 <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fro">fro</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="term">term</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span>”.</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="crowding">crowding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>, <span word="stairway">stairway</span>, <span word="elevator">elevator</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="lamenting">lamenting</span>: “<span word="Tourists">Tourists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>!”</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="restless">restless</span> (<span word="bored">bored</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>. <span word="Residents">Residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="occupied">occupied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="places">places</span>.</p>
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