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Re:Why are German numbers backwards? by masklinn on Sunday November 28, 2021 @11:54AM (#29370464)
> 80 (octante in BE)

Nope. That’s switzerland, belgians completely illogically have kept the 20-based naming here.

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Re:Why are German numbers backwards? by xcambar on Sunday November 28, 2021 @05:32PM (#29373803)
Thanks the for correction.

So do Belgians do it 100% like the french? Or so they mix a bit of FR and CH?

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Re:Why are German numbers backwards? by masklinn on Monday November 29, 2021 @12:13AM (#29376643)
The latter.
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