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Pronouncing a 97 number
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this post was submitted on 02 Feb 2024
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wait until you realize that "two hundred and fifty seven" means 2×100 + 5×10 + 7 of something and you have to imagine that every time you say 257 of something
how is it that the word "ninety seven" (9×10 + 7) doesn't count as embedding arithmetic into the language?