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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a pair of pay" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is unclear when this phrase could be used, as it does not form a coherent expression.
Example: "I received a pair of pay for my work this week." (This example is awkward and does not make sense.)
Alternatives: "a set of payments" or "two payments."
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The temperature was in the 30s, and the men sat in wobbly old office chairs next to a pair of pay phones.
Then he simply resumed shining, his polish cans, spray bottles, rags and brushes spread neatly on a black mat on the sidewalk, between a pair of pay phones and a mailbox.
Walk along the west side of Broadway near 73rd Street this time of year, and you are likely to spy a lanky young man sitting in a clunky old office chair next to a pair of pay phones.
The town, whose population ranges from about 10 (during low season for tourists) to about three dozen (in midsummer), is also home to a general store, a diner and a pair of pay phones.
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