Gollum to [email protected]English • 1 year agoHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comimagemessage-square182fedilinkarrow-up1763arrow-down116 cross-posted to: mapporn
arrow-up1747arrow-down1imageHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comGollum to [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square182fedilink cross-posted to: mapporn
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoOld people tend to say 2+90 while young people say 90+2. I heard that this new way of saying it was due to the introduction of the telephone, where people needed a more linear way of saying the numbers to reduce confusion. But I don’t have a source.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoI guess the telephone just didn’t arrive properly in German speaking countries, at least we will soon get rid of most fax machines, hopefully that is…
Old people tend to say 2+90 while young people say 90+2. I heard that this new way of saying it was due to the introduction of the telephone, where people needed a more linear way of saying the numbers to reduce confusion. But I don’t have a source.
I’m 40. Not old damnit
I guess the telephone just didn’t arrive properly in German speaking countries, at least we will soon get rid of most fax machines, hopefully that is…