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You shouldn't infer from English on all European languages. In some languages you would say "three (and) twenty" instead of "twenty three".
by xtho 17y ago
You shouldn't infer from English on all European languages. In some languages you would say "three (and) twenty" instead of "twenty three".
- pg 17y agoIn English you can say "three and twenty" as well, though it's an archaic usage. But is there any language in which you'd say 1,786,942 starting with "two?"
- jacquesm 17y agoIt's said that way, but still written the regular way. English does it as well by the way: thir-teen, four-teen, fif-teen, six-teen etc. After twenty it gets more regular. For a really interesting one look at Frech saying 89: quatre-vingt neuf Four times twenty + 9 English equivalent: four-score and nine.