Gollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 2 年前How to say the number 92i.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square196linkfedilinkarrow-up1788arrow-down116
arrow-up1772arrow-down1external-linkHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comGollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 2 年前message-square196linkfedilink
minus-squareabecede@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前Maybe the Danish don’t just count with their fingers to 10, but include their toes… So 10 fingers + 10 toes = 20?
minus-squarevidarh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前"Four score and seven years ago" from the Gettysburg Address… Many languages have or had words for counting in 20’s. They’ve just mostly gone out of fashion.
Thanks. Do you know the history of that?
Maybe the Danish don’t just count with their fingers to 10, but include their toes… So 10 fingers + 10 toes = 20?
"Four score and seven years ago" from the Gettysburg Address… Many languages have or had words for counting in 20’s. They’ve just mostly gone out of fashion.