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70=sixty-ten / 80=four-twenties / 90= four-twenty-ten (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Just ask the Danish how to "calculate" their word for 90, and you will consider the French approach simplicistic.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children)

    90 = Half fives.

    50 = Half sixty.

    70 = Half (I don't even know how to translate this)

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    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.

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