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This is why we need to teach numbers and concepts, not names. I admit that the English number system is flawed, but that's what digits are for, right? 37 = 3(1
by speek 18y ago
This is why we need to teach numbers and concepts, not names.
I admit that the English number system is flawed, but that's what digits are for, right? 37 = 3(10s)7. Its just a shortcut, we can express 37 to be 3*10 + 7, but its just not worth saying every time
- cellis 18y agoYou still have to say "thirty seven", or mentally say "three times ten plus seven", before you do the calculation.
- interestedparty 18y agoI think his point, however, was that even an exclusive English speaker can communicate (in writing) arithmetic calculations without involving English. You don't have to 'mentally say' anything in English, so the inefficiency is mitigated.