no
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basxto@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week agoIsn’t generally common to have two digit hundred numbers if they are more convenient / shorter to say than with thousand?
SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
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basxto@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week agoIsn’t generally common to have two digit hundred numbers if they are more convenient / shorter to say than with thousand?
no
Worx@lemmynsfw.com 1 week ago
In America, yes. In the UK, no (although it is getting more common with younger people I find)
I heard a theory that it’s because Americans have $100 bills, whereas the UK only goes up to £50. So counting up in hundreds is more natural in America