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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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