[Robin_Message]

Also, Swiss French, which has proper words for seventy and ninety, is considered more complex than French French, even though I'd consider having specific words simpler (especially given the complexity of 97 (which is said as 4 x 20 + 10 + 7)

[stromgo]

Did you interpret the table backwards? Swiss French is considered simpler:

  1. (most complex)
  19. French
  33. Swiss French
  69. (simplest)

[Robin_Message]

Yes, yes I did! Thanks, that makes a lot more sense!

[oblio]

67 isn't much better, either. It's 60 + 10 + 7.

[Coincoin]

Also, number triads ending in 1 or 11 smaller than 80 need an 'and' conjunction. And numbers ending in 1 need to concord in gender. What a mess.

Before the 1990s there were also all sort of over-complicated hyphen rules. Thank god it's now simpler; hyphens everywhere.

[davedunkin]

77?

[oblio]

Yes, 77, you're right. I can't edit the comment anymore :(

See what happens when you're used to a saner numbering system? I always hear "soixante ..." and my brain goes "6... something" :p