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Also, Belgians do that sanely too. 70: soixante-dix (FR) "sixty-ten". Septante (BE) is literally seventy (seven decades), which is much better. And so on and
by xcambar 5y ago
Also, Belgians do that sanely too.
70: soixante-dix (FR) "sixty-ten". Septante (BE) is literally seventy (seven decades), which is much better.
And so on and so forth for 80 (octante in BE) and 90 (nonante).
Edit: fixed seventy
- lkuty 5y agoIn Belgium (belgian french) we don't say "octante" for 80 (said in Switzerland maybe) but "quatre-vingts" (four twenty. 4-20). So 87 is said "quatre-vingt-sept" (four twenty seven). For 70 and 90 it is right.
- anotherboffin 5y agoDepends on the canton in Switzerland. To my knowledge most say “huitante” except for Geneva which says “quatre-vingt”.
- Leherenn 5y agoMost people I know (from various Romand cantons) actually use both a bit randomly, I assume due to the strong French influence. What's funny is that they don't realise it until you point it out. Octante as far as I know has been dead for a while and is not used anywhere, in Switzerland or elsewhere.
- beardyw 5y agoIf your French is bad like mine you can get away with those even in France.
- xcambar 5y agoI hope my french is okay.
- masklinn 5y ago> 80 (octante in BE) Nope. That’s switzerland, belgians completely illogically have kept the 20-based naming here.