Re: counting


"pibbur" <oopsRE.MOVE512@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Some words are very similar across many languages, for instance numbers
>
> A few examples:
>
> English: one -two -three -four -five -six -seven -eight -nine -ten
> Norwegian: en -to -tre -fire -fem -seks -sju -åtte -ni -ti
> German: eins -zwei -drei -vier -fünf -sechs -sieben -acht -neun -zehn
> Swedish: ett -två -många -många -många -många -många -många -många -många
> French: un -deux -trois -quatre -cinq -six -sept -huit -neuf -dix
>

What the hell? Många? I *knew* there was something wrong with the school I
went to. That's not the way I was taught to count!! Dang it!

ett två tre fyra fem sex sju åtta nio tio

LVD @ NBC


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