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Oh.. wouldn't things like 1,000,001 be harder to say, then?

• jacobolus 9y ago
  Yes, instead of “one million and one” (5 syllables) it would be 8 syllables (or maybe 9). On the other hand, 1,762,354 would be the same 8 syllables compared to 18 syllables in the current system (in English). It’s possible some shortcuts could be added for several zeros in a row if that ever became useful. Or if the speaker were willing to break it up into the sum of two numbers this number could be expressed using 2 syllables for the 1e6 part, then the word “plus”, and another 1 syllable for the 1 part, so 4 syllables overall.