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> On the other other hand English does weird stuff with thousands - saying 2300 as 23 hundred. Czech often does the same thing though, both when counting and n
by TheMatten 3y ago
> On the other other hand English does weird stuff with thousands - saying 2300 as 23 hundred.
Czech often does the same thing though, both when counting and naming years - "devatenáct set osmdesát čtyři" is literally "nineteen hundred eighty four"
There's "půldruha" and "poldruha" in Czech and Slovak too, but I feel like it loses competition to "jeden a půl/pol" in terms of usage.
- OnlyMortal 3y agoIt’s US English that pronounces it that way. I’d say, two thousand-three hundred. UK English.
- kalupa 3y agowhat about 2 point 3 kay ...