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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

so you pronounce eleven as tendy one?

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Eleven through nineteen do not follow the same naming convention that the twentys, thirtys, forties and so on do. For example, fifty one, fifty two... Instead of eleven it should be tenty one. The pattern should match.