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70=sixty-ten / 80=four-twenties / 90= four-twenty-ten
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Just ask the Danish how to "calculate" their word for 90, and you will consider the French approach simplicistic.
In a way, Danish is more clear than French, because all numbers between 50 and 90 are based on the vigesimal (base-20) system.
Oh yea, "half to five" aka 4.5 times 20. Very intuitive...
90 = Half fives.
50 = Half sixty.
70 = Half (I don't even know how to translate this)
Huh? 50 is halvtreds (20 * 2.5)
70 is actually halvfjerdensindstyve, literally "half to the four(th20) times 20". So the base number (20) * 3.5...
The problem is, Danish people can't understand each other even with the simplest of words, so they just say halvfjerds.
70 = halfway to the fourth twenty
In other words, three twenties are 60, four twenties are 80, halfway between them is 70.
Same for the other ones: 50 is halfway to the third twenty, 90 is half more than the fourth twenty.