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  1. The insanity of an 'anticipatory numeral systeme'.

    Monday, 26-Jan-15 02:51:43 UTC from quitter.se
    1. @awlkhalyan ?

      Monday, 26-Jan-15 02:52:47 UTC from web
      1. @mushi Apparently old Turkic had an anticipatory numeral systeme, where if you wanted to say, 'eighty nine' you'd read it as 'nine nine ten'

        Monday, 26-Jan-15 02:54:21 UTC from quitter.se
        1. @awlkhalyan that is sillysilly

          Monday, 26-Jan-15 03:01:00 UTC from web
          1. @mushi I was thinking of using it for # as well but yes, it's too silly.  I like how you say numbers in it now, well enough.

            Monday, 26-Jan-15 03:03:25 UTC from quitter.se
            1. @awlkhalyan just stay far from the japanese counting system

              Monday, 26-Jan-15 03:04:45 UTC from web