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madcaptenor
893 days ago
I mean, who thought it was a good idea that "fifty" and "fifteen" should sound so similar?
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kergonath
893 days ago
Yes indeed. This tripped me up occasionally when I was learning English as a foreign language as well!
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scarby2
893 days ago
We should just stop the whole teen thing and say it like we do everything else. Maybe onety five.
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