Gollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agoHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comimagemessage-square200fedilinkarrow-up1788arrow-down116
arrow-up1772arrow-down1imageHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comGollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square200fedilink
minus-squareRollForInitiative@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoI (german speaking part of switzerland) actually did learn it this way (90+2, nonante-deux) when learning french in school, in addition to 80 (huitante). Though we were told about the french way 420 and 420+10 etc.
minus-squarejoneskind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoOh? “huitante” instead of “octante” ? EDIT: Checked on Wikipedia, both are valid in Switzerland and Acadia (Nova Scotia) but “octante” is older and tend to be abandoned
I (german speaking part of switzerland) actually did learn it this way (90+2, nonante-deux) when learning french in school, in addition to 80 (huitante). Though we were told about the french way 420 and 420+10 etc.
Oh? “huitante” instead of “octante” ?
EDIT: Checked on Wikipedia, both are valid in Switzerland and Acadia (Nova Scotia) but “octante” is older and tend to be abandoned