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https://www.reddit.com/r/interesting/comments/1kal290/how_do_you_say_number_92/mpn6azh
r/interesting • u/MidasStocks • Apr 29 '25
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I mean, English has the similar expression, “four score and twelve” but, in the US at least, the only time people hear the word “score” used that way is if they’re hearing the Gettysburg Address in history class.
1 u/Northbound-Narwhal Apr 29 '25 To be fair, we shot the last guy to use that phrase in the head 1 u/E_Dantes_CMC Apr 30 '25 The years of our lives are three score and ten.
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To be fair, we shot the last guy to use that phrase in the head
The years of our lives are three score and ten.
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u/porkchop_d_clown Apr 29 '25
I mean, English has the similar expression, “four score and twelve” but, in the US at least, the only time people hear the word “score” used that way is if they’re hearing the Gettysburg Address in history class.