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Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• ccunning@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Probably a similar reason 22 isn’t pronounced ‘Twoty Two’

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• Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Know your meme guy pointing

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• BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Online pregnancy test

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• blargle@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Still not nearly as annoying as the French refusal to just say huitante or nonante. “93” is “Quadrupletwenty-thirteen?” Êtes-vous foutant défoncé??

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• ozoned@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Lol I meant more in starting in other posts or communities or micro blogs across the Fediverse. But I love the question. :-p

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• WhatsTheHoldup@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  It’s a hangover from earlier base 12 counting systems in which things like eggs would be counted in dozens.

  You need 12 unique symbols in a base 12 system.

  Thirteen through nineteen come from a different language source than eleven and twelve.

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  • Phen@lemmy.eco.br ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    That makes enough sense.

    Now to figure out why my language (Portuguese) has unique names going up to 15 instead of 10 or 12.

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