▲ 1429 ▼ English may be a hot mess but at least we don't have to worry about this nonsense (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by robocall@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 359 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I think Finnish would be 🇫🇮: 9•10+7 Nine-tens seven permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Where do you think nine-ty in English comes from? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* I think it comes from nine-tens. But if you check, that commenter didn't write it so. permalink fedilink source parent [–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Same for Japanese 🇯🇵: 9•10+7 九(kyuu) 十(juu) 七(nana) Also, similar to English, 20 does not follow the pattern but instead has its own word. (Still written as 2•10 though) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Where do you think nine-ty in English comes from? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* I think it comes from nine-tens. But if you check, that commenter didn't write it so. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* I think it comes from nine-tens. But if you check, that commenter didn't write it so. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Same for Japanese 🇯🇵: 9•10+7 九(kyuu) 十(juu) 七(nana) Also, similar to English, 20 does not follow the pattern but instead has its own word. (Still written as 2•10 though) permalink fedilink source parent
