• wkk@lemmy.world
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    102 is “hundred-two” so it’s only weird for 70 “sixty-ten”, 80 “four-twenty” and 90 “four-twenty-ten”…

    But the way I learned it each was like it’s own word, even if it’s not. Just don’t think about it too much!

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        They do, but they’re only used in some regions. Septante, huitante, nonante.

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          Why are they only used in some regions? Is it like a French redneck thing or a French poncy thing or…?

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            I honestly don’t know the history. I just know that Belgian French uses septante and nonante, Swiss French uses huitante as well. I think it’s more comparable to the vocabulary differences between for example American and British English.