• Baŝto@discuss.tchncs.de
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    6 days ago

    Isn’t generally common to have two digit hundred numbers if they are more convenient / shorter to say than with thousand?

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      6 days ago

      In America, yes. In the UK, no (although it is getting more common with younger people I find)

      I heard a theory that it’s because Americans have $100 bills, whereas the UK only goes up to £50. So counting up in hundreds is more natural in America