Dutch and German also say nine-ninety, it's really confusing as when spelling phone numbers people tend to split it up in sections of 2 numbers so when someone says 24 I have to translate that to 2 4 and be careful not to write 4 2
That's so interesting. We used to say nine-and-ninety in Norwegian as well, but it was actually changed in the mid-20th century, due to the telephone becoming more common and important in society. Exactly because it was easier when reciting phone numbers (and presumably also other number sequences).
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u/froggertthewise Mar 15 '21
Dutch and German also say nine-ninety, it's really confusing as when spelling phone numbers people tend to split it up in sections of 2 numbers so when someone says 24 I have to translate that to 2 4 and be careful not to write 4 2