• Chariotwheel@kbin.social
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    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.

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      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.

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      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.