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[–] spizzat2@lemm.ee 61 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I can think of about four-twenty-ten-seven reasons not to learn French.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] ebc@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

seventeen is said as ten-seven in French.

Belgium's got it, though: soixante, septante, huitante, nonante, cent

[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do they actually use that? If so, amazing. I saw that on a French YT channel's April fools video this year.

[–] ebc@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

Yes, they do. I think the Swiss partly do a as well.