How can rearranging letters create a perfect grammatical expression equal to 12?

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"NINE IN SUM TO THREE" is an expression (both in language and math) that produces 12 (= 9+3). However it sounds rather odd. Please re-arrange the letters to turn it into another expression equal to 12 that is grammatically perfect.

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thirteen minus one

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marcus gets the point!

How can rearranging letters create a perfect grammatical expression equal to 12?

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How can rearranging letters create a perfect grammatical expression equal to 12?

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