What does the saying 'A penny for them' mean? I've been wanting to know that for quite some time.
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A penny for them... A 30 something girls blog. Her thoughts, emotions, and that little bit extra.. This is what I found.
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It may be a reference to the saying, "a penny for your thoughts," which means you're willing to listen, or interested in what the person is thinking.
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PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS - "What's on your mind? (Usually said to someone who is looking pensive.) The saying is from a time when the British penny was worth a significant sum. In 1522, Sir Thomas More wrote (in 'Four Last Things'): 'It often happeth, that the very face sheweth the mind walking a pilgrimage, in such wise that.other folk sodainly say to them a peny for your thought.'" From "The Dictionary of Cliches" by James Rogers (Ballantine Books, New York, 1985). http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/24/messages/454.html (idiomatic) A phrase used to inquire into the thoughts and feelings of another - usually used when the person appears pensive or conflicted. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/penny_for_your_thoughts
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