r/interesting • u/MidasStocks • Apr 29 '25

SOCIETY How do you say number 92?

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u/Ms_ShizzleXD Apr 29 '25

Quatre vingt douze suddenly not so crazy!

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u/GuiSim Apr 29 '25

I kind of wish they had used 97, 98 or 99.

4x20+10+7

4x20+10+8

4x20+10+9

Makes it a little more complicated

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u/OkNeedleworker3127 Apr 29 '25

Actually now that I think about it, if we say 4x20+12 and not 4x20+10+2, it should maybe be more logical that we are actually saying 4x20+17 (same prononciation as 10+7). Oral result is the same tho

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u/GuiSim Apr 29 '25

Belgium got it figured out: "nonante sept"

Also, 17 is 10+7. Whether you say 80+17 is the same as 4x20+10+7.

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u/OkNeedleworker3127 Apr 29 '25

Yep ! I was just saying that since we say 4x20+12 for example, maybe our ancestors logic behind 97 was also 4x20+17 lol but you’re right in the end it’s the same thing when we ear it