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Re:Pronunciations for hexadecimal numbers (1968) by molyss on Monday August 26, 2019 @11:50AM (#20800811)
I think you’re missing the point. Soixante-dix becomes 6A, since 6x is « soixante » and A is « dix » Then, 7x becomes septante. For example, 7A becomes septante-dix
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Re:Pronunciations for hexadecimal numbers (1968) by Thrymr on Monday August 26, 2019 @11:59AM (#20800897)
Sure, except that in standard (metropolitan) French, "soixante-dix" is already used for 70.
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