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Originally Posted by ryohei
what do you mean? My all dictionaries don't teach me it.
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Actually Doraneko, I didn't even know it was originally a British phase, lol.
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"My two cents" and its longer version "put my two cents in" is an American idiomatic expression, taken from the original British idiom expression: to put in "my two pennies worth" or "my tuppence worth." It is used to preface the tentative stating of one’s opinion. By deprecating the opinion to follow — suggesting its value is only two cents, a very small amount — the user of the phrase hopes to lessen the impact of a possibly contentious statement, showing politeness and humility. However, it is also sometimes used with irony when expressing a strongly felt opinion. The phrase is also used out of habit to preface uncontentious opinions.
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The orignal British idiom (言葉遣い) is:
"My two pennies worth"
Americans often use it as
"My two cents"
So me being British changed it and replaced it with 'pence.
"Mｙ two pence"
(This is all according to American and UK currency)
The way I said it:
"Thus be my two pence" is a little bit of... slang（ミスティックの俗語） from me.
Normal english, is:
"That is my two pence for you", meaning
"That's my humble opinion for this matter."
I hope that explains it for you
A good dictionary for Western idioms is here.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/
You can type in expressions or read from the list. ^^