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Pronouncing a 97 number (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by CenturionKing to c/funny

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[–] force 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

wait until you realize that "two hundred and fifty seven" means 2×100 + 5×10 + 7 of something and you have to imagine that every time you say 257 of something

how is it that the word "ninety seven" (9×10 + 7) doesn't count as embedding arithmetic into the language?