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Why do you think (Original Post) True Dough Dec 2025 OP
Because elevenses, of course. quaint Dec 2025 #1
That True Dough Dec 2025 #4
"Because the whole dog gone thing is dumb!" Gallagher Niagara Dec 2025 #2
Watch out True Dough Dec 2025 #5
I did see Gallagher in concert in 1999 Niagara Dec 2025 #8
I don't know but I like it.From now it it's onety-one for me. Marie Marie Dec 2025 #3
It's even better True Dough Dec 2025 #6
Should be tenty-one. Sogo Dec 2025 #7
Figure it out dweller Dec 2025 #9
Oneteen? JoseBalow Dec 2025 #10
Teeny dweller Dec 2025 #12
It is. johnp3907 Dec 2025 #11
Because the languages from which English has descended soldierant Dec 2025 #13

Niagara

(11,659 posts)
8. I did see Gallagher in concert in 1999
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 04:10 PM
Dec 2025

He had water frisbees to chuck out into the audience as well that flew pretty far. He said no one was safe from staying dry while he was on stage.


I had my photo taken with him. My ex has the photo or at least he use to.

soldierant

(9,308 posts)
13. Because the languages from which English has descended
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 12:43 AM
Dec 2025

didn't. And you'll notice that numbers go up to twelve before the "teen" kicks in. We know that people had the concept of "dozen" (not necessarily the word, but the concept) very early, and that may well have been an influence. Along with the Zodiac and the year. Bit the concept of ten fingers (and toes perhaps?) is also very old, and that is reflected in the fact that -ty kicks in at 20 and stays until 99. (and then everything come back, just with "hundred" in front.)

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