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Why do you think (Original Post) True Dough Dec 1 OP
Because elevenses, of course. quaint Dec 1 #1
That True Dough Dec 1 #4
"Because the whole dog gone thing is dumb!" Gallagher Niagara Dec 1 #2
Watch out True Dough Dec 1 #5
I did see Gallagher in concert in 1999 Niagara Dec 1 #8
I don't know but I like it.From now it it's onety-one for me. Marie Marie Dec 1 #3
It's even better True Dough Dec 1 #6
Should be tenty-one. Sogo Dec 1 #7
Figure it out dweller Dec 1 #9
Oneteen? JoseBalow Dec 1 #10
Teeny dweller Dec 1 #12
It is. johnp3907 Dec 1 #11
Because the languages from which English has descended soldierant Dec 2 #13

Niagara

(11,500 posts)
8. I did see Gallagher in concert in 1999
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 04:10 PM
Dec 1

He had water frisbees to chuck out into the audience as well that flew pretty far. He said no one was safe from staying dry while he was on stage.


I had my photo taken with him. My ex has the photo or at least he use to.

soldierant

(9,281 posts)
13. Because the languages from which English has descended
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 12:43 AM
Dec 2

didn't. And you'll notice that numbers go up to twelve before the "teen" kicks in. We know that people had the concept of "dozen" (not necessarily the word, but the concept) very early, and that may well have been an influence. Along with the Zodiac and the year. Bit the concept of ten fingers (and toes perhaps?) is also very old, and that is reflected in the fact that -ty kicks in at 20 and stays until 99. (and then everything come back, just with "hundred" in front.)

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