Editing Dozen (section)

==Half a dozen==
[[File:Half Dozen Chargrilled Oysters.jpg|thumb|Half a dozen chargrilled [[oyster]]s]]
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The phrase "'''half a dozen'''" means six (6) of something, as 6 is half of 12. The [[idiom]] "six of one, half a dozen of the other" means two options are of equal worth so choosing one is the same as choosing the other.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kwan |first=Michael |date=2012-08-23 |title=Grammar 101: Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other » Beyond the Rhetoric |url=https://btr.michaelkwan.com/2012/08/23/grammar-101-six-of-one-half-a-dozen-of-the-other/ |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=Beyond the Rhetoric |language=en-US}}</ref>