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-squarewkklinkEnglish7•1 year ago102 is “hundred-two” so it’s only weird for 70 “sixty-ten”, 80 “four-twenty” and 90 “four-twenty-ten”… But the way I learned it each was like it’s own word, even if it’s not. Just don’t think about it too much!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoThey do, but they’re only used in some regions. Septante, huitante, nonante.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoI honestly don’t know the history. I just know that Belgian French uses septante and nonante, Swiss French uses huitante as well. I think it’s more comparable to the vocabulary differences between for example American and British English.
102 is “hundred-two” so it’s only weird for 70 “sixty-ten”, 80 “four-twenty” and 90 “four-twenty-ten”…
But the way I learned it each was like it’s own word, even if it’s not. Just don’t think about it too much!
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They do, but they’re only used in some regions. Septante, huitante, nonante.
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I honestly don’t know the history. I just know that Belgian French uses septante and nonante, Swiss French uses huitante as well. I think it’s more comparable to the vocabulary differences between for example American and British English.