Comment on quatre-vingts

independantiste@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Why not use the existing septante, octante, neunante?

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  • independantiste@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    idk i was tired and i tought it was the funniest thing

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    • alex@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      confirming it’s funny

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  • thedarkfly@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’d actually be down for huitante, in ordre to keep the latin root like other numbers instead of the greek one

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  • happyhippo@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Neunante always struck me as a bit weird (although much better than the math thingy).

    Neuvante would seem a more reasonable derivation from neuf.

    Would also make it closer to other latin languages like Italian and Spanish.

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  • moitoi@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    People are actually using huitante and not octante.

    Regions use septante, huitante and neunante outside France and especially in Switzerland.

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  • HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Ask the guys in Modern times who decided that fick it we will go for the nonsensical method.

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    • wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Depends where though, Belgium and Swiss use septante…

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      • HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Yes, they are the sensible players in this game

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