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[-] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

I think that's just because you're used to it.

I am German too and it would feel weird, but our way of saying it is really weird, when considered.

Especially if you add a hundred.

137

One-hundred seven and thirty

It's just uselessly jumping around.

[-] drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

You know, I was willing to defend you Germans here assuming you just said the numbers right to left, but no. Now I'm not going to.

[-] ngprc@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Almost 30 and I still have issues pronouncing certain 2 digit numbers. Like 67. I sometimes need to think for a sec to pronounce it correctly. Spoke German all my life. The other way around would be much simpler for me but I also feel it's weird.

That aside: wtf is going on with the Danes?

Edit: Just reread my own comment with my own example I came up with 10 seconds ago and struggle to pronounce it correctly in my mind.

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