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		ch4s3 13 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Using fewer syllables to express numbers I'd love to see this done for French numbers, and no cheating with huitante or nonante.

jihadjihad 13 days ago [–]

Cheating? At least it's still base-10!

ch4s3 13 days ago | [–]

That's why it's cheating! Quatre-vingt-dix-sept is obviously the correct way to say 97.

altairprime 13 days ago | | [–]

And fewer syllables for 970067! (I think?)

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