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It's special because we don't have a word for, e.g., "13 of something", say, "trezen".
by pishpash 8y ago
It's special because we don't have a word for, e.g., "13 of something", say, "trezen".
- jclulow 8y ago"baker's dozen"
- daveFNbuck 8y agoThat's two words.
- Jedd 8y ago> It's special because we don't have a word for, e.g., "13 of something", say, "trezen". Hmm, how about 14 of something? You have a fortnight to respond. Though if you take about a sennight longer to think about it, you'll still get a good score.
- giaour 8y agoModern French allows the "aine" suffix to be applied to many numbers, meaning "a group of X." I've mostly heard it used with 10 ("dixaine") or 12 ("douzaine"), though if you asked for a "treizaine" (13) of something, you would be understood. It is interesting that "dozen" made it into everyday English but other group sizes did not.