Gollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 2 years agoHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comimagemessage-square196linkfedilinkarrow-up1789arrow-down115cross-posted to: mapporn@lemmy.world
arrow-up1774arrow-down1imageHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comGollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square196linkfedilinkcross-posted to: mapporn@lemmy.world
minus-squarehomoludens@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoWe say dreizehn (three-ten) but dreiundzwanzig (three-and-twenty), so it’s not consistent for the same range of numbers as English. But it’s a bit more consistent because at least we don’t make up new words for 13-19 (“thir”, “teen”).
We say dreizehn (three-ten) but dreiundzwanzig (three-and-twenty), so it’s not consistent for the same range of numbers as English. But it’s a bit more consistent because at least we don’t make up new words for 13-19 (“thir”, “teen”).