Gollum to [email protected]English • 9 months agoHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comimagemessage-square197fedilinkarrow-up1775arrow-down116 cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•9 months agoWhy are they only used in some regions? Is it like a French redneck thing or a French poncy thing or…?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•9 months agoI honestly don’t know the history. I just know that Belgian French uses septante and nonante, Swiss French uses huitante as well. I think it’s more comparable to the vocabulary differences between for example American and British English.
Why are they only used in some regions? Is it like a French redneck thing or a French poncy thing or…?
I honestly don’t know the history. I just know that Belgian French uses septante and nonante, Swiss French uses huitante as well. I think it’s more comparable to the vocabulary differences between for example American and British English.