Gollum to Europe@feddit.deEnglish • 1 year agoHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comimagemessage-square200fedilinkarrow-up1790 cross-posted to: mapporn@lemmy.world
arrow-up1790imageHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comGollum to Europe@feddit.deEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square200fedilink cross-posted to: mapporn@lemmy.world
minus-square@abecede@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoMaybe the Danish don’t just count with their fingers to 10, but include their toes… So 10 fingers + 10 toes = 20?
minus-square@vidarh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 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.
Thanks. Do you know the history of that?
Maybe the Danish don’t just count with their fingers to 10, but include their toes… So 10 fingers + 10 toes = 20?
"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.