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Re:Why are German numbers backwards? by dan-robertson on Sunday November 28, 2021 @07:39AM (#29368466)
There’s a joke in French:

What is 20*4?

Answer: 80 because multiplication is commutative.

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Re:Why are German numbers backwards? by Koshkin on Sunday November 28, 2021 @09:39AM (#29369232)
Yet, Commutative Algebra is a German invention.
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