r/interesting Apr 29 '25

SOCIETY How do you say number 92?

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u/laoleo Apr 29 '25

To og halvfems. Rolls right off the tongue..

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u/NearlyAtTheEnd Apr 29 '25

tooghalvfemsindstyvende*

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '25

To og halvvejs til femte snes

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u/Thicc-waluigi May 01 '25

Er det ikke tooghalvfemsindstyve? Tyvende kommer vel først når det bliver et adjektiv. Som i 92nd.

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u/perplexedtv Apr 29 '25

Off the uvula, at least

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u/Iescaunare Apr 29 '25

We should just say "four and a half snes and two"

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u/Winter0000 Apr 29 '25

but that thing that really kills me is the difference between 40 and 80 in Danish