10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TWONIE»
Discover the use of
twonie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
twonie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
To be honest I would never do anything that promiscuous when to the right of that
offer I read a second sign offering me 'three for a twonie'. Ifyou are American and
reading this, Canadians decided that our one and two dollar bills should be ...
Christopher Forrest, 2011
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Montreal & Quebec City For Dummies
seems natural that the two-dollar coin would be called a “Twonie” — and it is. In
Canada, coins come in denominations of $1 (Loonie), $2 (Twonie), and 1¢, 5¢,
10¢, and 25¢. Canadian bills are all sorts of different colors, prompting many ...
Thierry thought a little song might bring in a loonie or twonie, so he started
singing wartime songs. We'll Meet Again brought in two more twonies, and two
bits. “If two bits is twenty-five cents, one bit must be twelve and a half,” said
Thierry.
D. K. K. de Killingholme, 2003
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Eat More, Pray More, Love More
... even fast, and for just a couple of loonies, or a twonie. Beside the pop machine
with the big ad for your true nature, there was a bulletin board with a laminated
poster that said Active Bear.
He gave the baggage handler a Twonie for histrouble. Lushmunicipal
landscaping graced most hardscaped edges and bordered the walks, giving off
their sweet smell toall.Off the beaten pathwere massive amounts of dense, fillyour
nostrils, ...
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World Coins & Currency, Warman's Companion
Today these two coins are popularly known as the “loonie” and “twonie”
respectively. Since the 1970s Canada has had an aggressive collector coin
program, with several different designs in various precious metals being offered
in quality ...
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English Language Word Builder
... ORCHIS+ TRAVIS+ EGOISM OBIISM CATTIE* CORRIE DAWTIE DUCKIE*
GEGGIE HANKIE HOODIE* JUNKIE* LADDIE LUCKIE* MUDDIE NANNIE
PANTIE PONTIE PUNKIE* ROOMIE* SICKIE SUNKIE TINNIE* TWONIE WESTIE
YANKIE ...
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It Isn’t Cheating if He’s Dead:
She loaded a twonie into the meter, pulled the wagon from the rear of the van,
and piled the food and drinks onto the wagon. She pushed her sunglasses onto
her head, rubbed sweat from the bridge of her nose, then tapped them back to
her ...
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Frommer's Montreal and Quebec City 2010
... because of the depiction ofa loon on one side) has replaced the $1 bill. A $2
coin, with a bronze center surrounded by a nickel disk, has replaced the $2 bill.
The $2 coin is sometimes called a “twonie,” a reference to the nextsmaller coin.
Leslie Brokaw, Erin Trahan, 2009
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Frommer's Montreal and Quebec City 2011
... because of the depiction of a loon on one side) has replaced the $1 bill. A $2
coin, with a bronze center surrounded by a nickel disk, has replaced the $2 bill.
The $2 coin is sometimes called a “twonie,” a reference to the next-smaller coin.
Leslie Brokaw, Erin Trahan, 2011
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TWONIE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
twonie is used in the context of the following news items.
Manitoba investing in hemp in southern Alberta
The Tragically Hip is Canadian, Nickelback is (dare I say) psuedo-Canadian, the loonie and twonie are Canadian, the two-four is Canadian and the provinces ... «Vauxhall Advance, Sep 14»
Andreatta: A loony Independence Day tradition
The two-dollar coin is nicknamed the twonie." "Why?" they ask seriously, as if the answer weren't obvious and we hadn't run through this "Who's on First? «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 14»
Meet Shelley Switzer, ultimate Street Fest juggler
Not that the artists you'll see on Churchill Square starting Friday are averse to figuring out some sassy way to lure a twonie out of your pocket and into theirs. «Edmonton Journal, Jul 12»
Integrity commissioner is the one who should be sorry
If I had a twonie for each time the David Miller Leftovers — plus their union friends — bully their opponents to get their way, I'd be off to a Caribbean resort by ... «Toronto Sun, Feb 12»
