Creazle@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoquatre-vingtslemmy.worldimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
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minus-squarePasta Dental@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year agoThe other day I decided I would stop saying quatre-vingt-dix (4, 20, 10 = 90) instead I would say huit-dix-dix (8, 10, 10) or even deux-quarante-dix (2, 40, 10) and shit like that to add some context i forgot about it an hour after
minus-squarewildbus8979@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWhy not use the existing septante, octante, neunante?
minus-squareHenriVolney@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoAsk the guys in Modern times who decided that fick it we will go for the nonsensical method.
minus-squarewildbus8979@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoDepends where though, Belgium and Swiss use septante…
minus-squareHenriVolney@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoYes, they are the sensible players in this game
The other day I decided I would stop saying quatre-vingt-dix (4, 20, 10 = 90) instead I would say huit-dix-dix (8, 10, 10) or even deux-quarante-dix (2, 40, 10) and shit like that
to add some context i forgot about it an hour after
Why not use the existing septante, octante, neunante?
Ask the guys in Modern times who decided that fick it we will go for the nonsensical method.
Depends where though, Belgium and Swiss use septante…
Yes, they are the sensible players in this game