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Re:For polyglots, there's something special about their nati... by jamager on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @07:50PM (#39686329)
Numbers in many languages tend to be harder to internalize, yes. Numbers in Danish are a whole other level, thou.

Consider e.g. the number 157. That'd be 100 + 7 + ((-0,5 + 3) x 20), only that they don't pronounce the "x 20" because then it is too long.

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