Does anyone know the history behind the phrase" my littletwo cents in"?

Question

somone said that to me many times and am curious.

Answer 1

Well, if you want my two cents.... I'm presuming you don't want to know the meaning of it as you've asked for the history of it - in England I've heard the phrase 'my tuppenceworth' which is a clearly more archaic version of chipping in with two cents, so it probably has different versions depending on the currency of the place and time! I've looked on some sites, as no doubt you have too, but it's not in there! Shame cos it's a nice phrase to interject into a conversation when you want to remain diplomatic.

Answer 2

"That's my two cents' worth" is an old expression meaning, "that's my opinion on the matter." The origin of it dates back to the olden days when people communicated by an archaic form called "writing a letter." Today it's called snail-mail. Anyway, at the time the saying became popular, the cost of postage was...you guessed it, two cents. An exchange of conversation between people via letters cost 2 cents a letter back then, so that was the "value" of a person's input (colloquially speaking). Over the years as postage rates went up (and up, and up...) the phrase never got updated. I think it sounds better in its original form anyways.

But hey, that's my 2 cents' worth.

Answer 3

meaning my opinion

comes originally from england my two pence worth-a small coin-which covered postage there-in other words the reply to a persons-letter

my two cents worth is Jesus cares that is the most important more than opinion on earth-david-and please when u can join our 360 for creativity in Jesus as a friend the opportunities are limitless that is my 2 pence worth

Answer 4

When some one tells you that it means who asked for your opinion about what ever a person is talking about . Your comment was either unnecessary or you was not included in the conversation .