Gollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agoHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square200fedilinkarrow-up1788arrow-down116 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1772arrow-down1external-linkHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comGollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square200fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareBruno@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThanks. Do you know the history of that?
minus-squareabecede@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoMaybe the Danish don’t just count with their fingers to 10, but include their toes… So 10 fingers + 10 toes = 20?
minus-squarevidarh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year ago"Four score and seven years ago" from the Gettysburg Address… Many languages have or had words for counting in 20’s. They’ve just mostly gone out of fashion.
Thanks. Do you know the history of that?
Maybe the Danish don’t just count with their fingers to 10, but include their toes… So 10 fingers + 10 toes = 20?
"Four score and seven years ago" from the Gettysburg Address… Many languages have or had words for counting in 20’s. They’ve just mostly gone out of fashion.