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Chan-Seung Lee



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:05 am    Post subject: miser Reply with quote
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1.a stingy man
2.a cheapskate
3.a miser
4.a pinchpenny
5.a penny pincher


I think that the examples are the same meangs.
I'd like to know which is not used among native speakers these days.
Please let me know.

Thanks.
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Christine123



Joined: 15 Oct 2008
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Location: Indiana
PostPosted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, they all mean the same thing. I would say 4 is the least common. The others are quite commonly used.
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