▲ 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
[–] neutron 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Meanwhile in CJK languages we just chill and say 9 x 10 + 7. Why doesn't everyone do that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I guess "ninety" likely stems from "nine tens", so I guess English isn't far off permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I guess "ninety" likely stems from "nine tens", so I guess English isn't far off permalink fedilink source parent
