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It also solves only half the "problem", since each decade still has its own name.
by panglott 11y ago
It also solves only half the "problem", since each decade still has its own name.
- vorg 11y agoMost decades have the same name. The only ones different are "twen" for "two", "thir" for "three", and "fif" for "five", which all sound very similar anyway so there's not really a problem.
- Todd 11y agoIf we follow existing practice of thir-teen, four-teen, etc. why don't we just use teen as the base? Teeny-one, teeny-two, teeny-three...