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> German numbers are one-hundred-five-and-fifty instead of one-hundred-fifty-five and too many of my thoughts are in english Both are fine in the UK, though th
by timthorn 2y ago
> German numbers are one-hundred-five-and-fifty instead of one-hundred-fifty-five and too many of my thoughts are in english
Both are fine in the UK, though the "five-and-fifty" form is somewhat old fashioned. My Grandmother used to say numbers like that, especially for time. I refer you also to "Sing a Song of Sixpence"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing_a_Song_of_Sixpence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing_a_Song_of_Sixpence
- Symbiote 2y agoPerhaps in some regions, but in general asking "is this the stop for the eight-and-sixty bus?" would confuse most British people. I've only even seen the Germanic number ordering in poetry.
- timthorn 2y agoI agree, and it is an unusual turn of phrase these days, but I think it's the scenario here that would be confusing. The number 68 bus is a label rather than a quantity, which makes a difference.