Wu Ting
How would you explain “eight-by-ten” here? He pointed to a yellow ribbon pinned on the wall between a signed eight-by-ten glossy of a daytime soap star and a faded newspaper clipping of a man with a giant catfish splayed over the hood of a red Ford pickup with a rusted front quarter panel. How would you explain “eight-by-ten” here? Thanks!
Mar 26, 2013 9:02 AM
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Eight-by-ten = eight inches by ten inches. This was one of the standard sizes of a photograph (note the photo is called a "glossy" here). The person has an autographed photo of a TV star.
March 26, 2013
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It refers to the size of the glossy (photo). It measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
March 26, 2013
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