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How to say the number 92 (i.imgur.com)
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[-] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

And ninety, halvfems, short for halvfemsindstyve or halv-fem-sinds-tyve, means “fifth half times twenty”, or “four scores plus half of the fifth score” [4½ * 20].

I think the Britons used scores as well for some time.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Yeah, this isn't an excuse.

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