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by oblio 3011 days ago
67 isn't much better, either. It's 60 + 10 + 7.
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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.

77?
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