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minus-squarecallyral [he/they]linkfedilinkEnglish11•edit-21 year agoSeventeen is 7+10 (seven+teen) but twenty one is 20+1 (twenty+one) If English was more consistent, seventeen would be ten seven.
minus-squareBlack616Angellinkfedilink6•1 year agoIf it was really consistent, it would be something like onety seven but not really either, since it’s also not twoty seven. PS: Eleven would be onety one.
Seventeen is 7+10 (seven+teen) but twenty one is 20+1 (twenty+one)
If English was more consistent, seventeen would be ten seven.
If it was really consistent, it would be something like onety seven but not really either, since it’s also not twoty seven.
PS: Eleven would be onety one.