• @Bruno@feddit.de
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    81 year ago

    TIL that it not French with the weirdest way to count. I still don’t really get the Danish way. Even with your explanation.

    • ChaoticNeutralCzech
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      51 year ago

      It’s not really an explanation, just a table where I leave the linguistically inclined to figure it out. The point is, the “s” at the end is short for “×20” and “half fifth” is short for ●●●●◖ = 4½ (four and half of the fifth).

        • @abecede@feddit.de
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          21 year ago

          Maybe the Danish don’t just count with their fingers to 10, but include their toes… So 10 fingers + 10 toes = 20?

          • @vidarh@lemmy.world
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            11 year ago

            "Four score and seven years ago"‍ from the Gettysburg Address… Many languages have or had words for counting in 20’s. They’ve just mostly gone out of fashion.