Gollum to [email protected]English • 9 months agoHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comimagemessage-square200fedilinkarrow-up1788arrow-down116 cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•9 months agoWhy don’t they have separate words for seventy, eighty and ninety?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•9 months agoThey do, but they’re only used in some regions. Septante, huitante, nonante.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•9 months agoWhy are they only used in some regions? Is it like a French redneck thing or a French poncy thing or…?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•9 months agoI honestly don’t know the history. I just know that Belgian French uses septante and nonante, Swiss French uses huitante as well. I think it’s more comparable to the vocabulary differences between for example American and British English.
Why don’t they have separate words for seventy, eighty and ninety?
They do, but they’re only used in some regions. Septante, huitante, nonante.
Why are they only used in some regions? Is it like a French redneck thing or a French poncy thing or…?
I honestly don’t know the history. I just know that Belgian French uses septante and nonante, Swiss French uses huitante as well. I think it’s more comparable to the vocabulary differences between for example American and British English.