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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ErolGarip, post: 2860514, member: 88736&quot;]Coin &amp; Literature... </p><p><br /></p><p>There are many many quotes and quatations on the penny or on the one cent in written literatures. </p><p>Daily life oral literatures are more interesting when they are read/thought carefully. </p><p>Examples:&nbsp; </p><p>Many politicians accused for corruption/mulpractice say such words: &quot;I didn&#039;t get even a penny...&quot; (not lie, but, confession.)</p><p>Rich soccer players whose salary is paid late say: &quot;I&#039;ve not got even a penny for months....&quot; (not lie, but, confession.) </p><p>Thefts accused of stealing money say: &quot;I didn&#039;t steal even a penny...&quot; (not lie, but, confession.)</p><p>Mayors proud of making a thing without help say: &quot;We didn&#039;t get even a penny from state to build it....&quot; (not lie, but, confession.)</p><p>Officers proud of doing jobs legally say: &quot;I&#039;ve not got even a penny bribe...&quot; (not lie, but, confession.) </p><p>Rich bosses proudly/sarcasmly? say: &quot;I don&#039;t have even a single penny in my pocket...&quot; (not lie, but, confession.)</p><p>Beggars when a penny is given say: &quot;You are sarcasming with me by giving a penny!...&quot; (not lie, but, their confession.) </p><p>Patriots saying &quot;we don&#039;t love our country for money&quot; get much money, but, when they are offered a penny, they say: &quot;penny is useless...&quot; (not lie, but, their confession.) </p><p>Religious scholars, popes/imams/etc, asking donations say &quot;we use every penny for the good...&quot; (but, they don&#039;t have a penny, not lie, but, their confession.)</p><p>Etc... </p><p><br /></p><p>As seen in the written and oral literatures, colloquial speechs, daily life conversations, most used form of the penny is:</p><p>&quot;EVEN a penny...&quot;, that implies how people see the penny, &quot;small money&quot;... </p><p>For example, here is what a taxi triver in the UK said: </p><p>&quot;... &quot;I think we should get rid of them,&quot; says Mr xxxx. &quot;I used to throw them out of the window. They&#039;re useless, aren&#039;t they?&quot;.... </p><p>(In the news article, Penny&#039;s stiuation in the UK: <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36226813" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36226813" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36226813</a> )[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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