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I wonder what the largest combination of two numbers this is true for.
I’d watch that Numberphile video
After this I won’t ever complain about English spelling system any more.
Other European languages having phonetic spellings fail miserably e.g.
- Italian undici + due = dodici + uno
- Spanish: once + dos = doce + uno
- Fr*nch: onze + deux = douze + un
- Romanian: unsprezece + doi = doisprezece + unu (almost there! only a “u” remains)
日本語：十一 + 二 = 十二 + 一
It works in japanese just fine, in large part because it’s (written and phonetic) just “ten one” and “ten two”
Have my upvote for menioning Romania
You can also rearrange the letters in “Mother In Law” to read “Woman Hitler”
drölf
Elewen?
Strong
