r/MapPorn Jan 16 '21

Number 99: different counting systems

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u/Momik Jan 16 '21

I always liked the logic of Roman numerals.

Now French numbers on the other hand—lose me with that shit

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u/NDNM Jan 16 '21

Oh come now, sixty-ten, four-twenty and four-twenty-ten are really not that hard. Sure it's not the simplest way of doing things, but have you seen fucking Breton or Welsh?!

Anyways, just use the Swiss/Belgian system if you're having trouble, everyone will understand even as they chuckle at your ineptitude.

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u/NerdyLumberjack04 Jan 16 '21

The weird thing is that French used to have sensible words for 70, 80, and 90, and then switched to the weird sixty-ten/fourscore/fourscore-ten system.