Gollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 9 months agoHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comimagemessage-square199fedilinkarrow-up1763arrow-down116 cross-posted to: mapporn@lemmy.world
arrow-up1747arrow-down1imageHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comGollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square199fedilink cross-posted to: mapporn@lemmy.world
minus-squareBruno@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoThanks. Do you know the history of that?
minus-squareabecede@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months 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-up1·9 months 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.