чёртова дюжина
Mar. 14th, 2007 08:23 amпо контрасту с нашим восприятием как чего-то негативного, "пекарская дюжина" -число 13 - в америке нечто неожиданно приятное: довесок, бонус, дополнительная *булочка*, которой продавец награждал покупателя стандартной дюжины *булочек*
baker's dozen (BAY-kuhrs DUZ-uhn) noun
* A group of 13. Also known as a long dozen.
[From the fact that bakers often gave an extra item when selling a dozen of something to safeguard against being penalized for light weight.]
baker's dozen (BAY-kuhrs DUZ-uhn) noun
* A group of 13. Also known as a long dozen.
[From the fact that bakers often gave an extra item when selling a dozen of something to safeguard against being penalized for light weight.]