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#1 2006-08-30 12:13:38

mrmainelli
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Fifty of one or half a dozen of the other?

Clearly the origin of this phrase is a melange of “fifty/fifty” and “six of one a half dozen of the other”. Is it a valid eggcorn? Unable to find it in print, but hear it frequently.

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#2 2006-08-31 22:34:29

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Re: Fifty of one or half a dozen of the other?

I’ve heard a version of this: “half of one and six dozen of another”. . . , but as a joke.

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