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qualitystart: 1 year ago

What do you mean by "by my count" as in "By my count, you've got about 20 minutes."?

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dunczn: 1 year ago

It means exactly what it says; according to me. When you say by my count you have $27, you are telling the person that according to you, they have $27, or thereabouts.

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CinnamonC63: 1 year ago via iPhone

It is like saying in my opinion, or as I see it.

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FarmerGirlMaryJo: 1 year ago

It means someone is keeping tabs on how much time you have left for a certain task. They're saying that this is their calculation of your time left.

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joanie46: 1 year ago via iPhone | Last edited at 11:52PM on 2/23/2012

It sounds like an estimate to me.

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monicaserene: 1 year ago via Android

it may not be the correct answer or exact, but by my count. in my opinion

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anthony420: 1 year ago via iPhone | Last edited at 11:53PM on 2/23/2012

By my count ..because each persons watch might be different...or their stopwatch was started at a different time....if you don't know what a watch or stopwatch is...that's what people use to use to keep and or measure time..before iPhones and iPod's n stuff!!

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misspriss84: 1 year ago via iPhone

Lol :)) smarty pants :))

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anthony420: 1 year ago via iPhone

Ha..:)

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anthony420: 1 year ago via iPhone

I need to hurry up in Words!!! Your turn for 19 hours!!!

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anthony420: 1 year ago via iPhone

You* not I

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ravenevan: 1 year ago via iPhone

I think that is often said with a sense of understated urgency to remind a person to "get it done".

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