I rather thought this stupid: > We don’t know what impetus exists for developing a ciphered-additive system where the signs for 20 through 90 have their own di

I rather thought this stupid: > We don’t know what impetus exists for developing a ciphered-additive system where the signs for 20 through 90 have their own distinct signs, and where there is a multiplier for 10 in place of a zero Romantic languages have an obvious difference when reading the words representing them when in comes to numbers under ten, 11-15, and multiples of ten to 90. English’s 11-12 differs from other teens. 20-90 may perhaps be hybrids of words and numerals to eliminate confusion or seem more familiar to speakers. It’s also obvious why a multiplier for 10 would replace zero, as that’s what it does. Am I missing something here??