same identity
The expression is "six of one, half a dozen of the other" and means that no matter what you call something, it's still the same thing. It means about the same one way or another. It doesn't matter to me which way you do it. It's six of one and half a dozen of the other.
Six.
Since a half dozen is six, it means the each side or direction is equal to the other.
Basically, when someone says "Six of one, half dozen of another" they are saying that the two things they are comparing are the the same thing. They use this because: 1 Dozen = 12 1/2 dozen = 6 6 = 6 So, 1 half dozen and 6 are the same thing.
six, 6, vi, half a dozen, half-dozen
Six (6) is a half-dozen.
half a dozen is 6, so half a dozen dozen is 6 dozen, but the first thing, six dozen dozen has is 6x12x12or 6x144, so it is way more than 6x12.. In other words Six dozen dozen is 864 and half a dozen dozen is 72
It means try again! correction: Your question needs one more " one another". The answer is "six of one and half a dozen of another"
half a dozen = ½ x 12 = 6 six dozen dozen = 6 x 12 x 12 = 864 So six dozen dozen is bigger
A dozen is twelve; a half dozen is therefore six.
"Six of one, a half dozen of the other" means no matter how you say it, the answer is the same.
"Half a dozen = 6. So "six" and "half a dozen" are two ways of saying the same thing. The expression means that there is no important difference between the alternatives, or the differences offset one another so the net result is the same. For example, I say to my husband, "Should I take Highway 101 or Highway 280?" and he replies, "It's six of one and a half dozen of the other." He means that I'll get there in about the same amount of time whether I take one road or the other." The phrase, "Six to one, half a dozen to the other." is a UK variation of the phrase. This person's answer says much but conveys little. "Six of one, half a dozen of the other" is a reply to a question that solicits an evaluation between two choices. The person giving the reply is effectively saying "there is no difference between these two choices".