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minus-squareBaŝto@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoIsn’t generally common to have two digit hundred numbers if they are more convenient / shorter to say than with thousand?
minus-squareWorx@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·6 days agoIn 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
Isn’t generally common to have two digit hundred numbers if they are more convenient / shorter to say than with thousand?
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
no