Seventy-five if a day

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Apple - 09 Jan 2007 17:11 GMT

Hello:

This means "at least 75-years old," isn't it?

>He was an old fellow, seventy-five if a day, ....

Thank you.
Marius Hancu

Archie Valparaiso - 09 Jan 2007 17:27 GMT

>Hello:
>
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>Thank you.
>Marius Hancu

Yes, stressing the "at least" -- in other words, he was probably quite
a bit older than 75, but at least 75 for sure.

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the Omrud - 09 Jan 2007 17:27 GMT

dontspam@videotron.ca had it:

> Hello:
>
> This means "at least 75-years old," isn't it?
>
> >He was an old fellow, seventy-five if a day, ....

It's a way of emphasising that the speaker is absolutely confident
that the man is 75 or more.

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