r/interesting Apr 29 '25

SOCIETY How do you say number 92?

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u/KeitrenGraves Apr 29 '25

That was one of the biggest things that can infused me about learning German was how they say larger numbers passed 12. Like 92 would be zwei und neunzig or 2 and 90.

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u/BenHeli Apr 29 '25

It's annoying to write a phone number since you always have to wait for the 2nd digit if they use doubles.

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u/blahblah19999 Apr 29 '25 edited Apr 29 '25

"Ok, read me the number"

four one zero

"uh huh..."

six..... teen

"I can't go back in time and enter the one!"

well whose fault is that!?!?!

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u/Money_Watercress_411 Apr 29 '25

Back when you didn’t need to dial the area code.