Why isn't the number 11?!


Question: pronounced onety-one?


Answers: pronounced onety-one?

Take your meds and go to bed Tami !

Because onety isn't a word.

Wow what a good question, unfortunately I have no reasonable answer

Because 12 is pronounced twelve

because then people would think you need hooked on phonics.

I HAVE WONDERED THAT FOR MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE.

it would sound silly

hmmmm....that's a good question. One of life's unsolved mysteries I guess.

because then 12 wouldn't make much sense

It would sound stupid if it did

Weird.

Can you imagine
21 - twoty-one
31 - threety-one
51 - fivety-one

The english language is pretty strange sometimes.

because English makes no sense whatsoever. we drive down a parkway and park in driveway. their, there, and they're. its craziness!

I always asked the same questions...11 doesnt follow the pattern lol

Wow now that i think about it I really don't know!

I always thought it should be oneteen and twelve should be twoteen

the better question is y isnt it oneteen?

Same reason 2 is spelled TWO and few is spelled FEW. Should we spell 2 "TEW"? Like DEW? When u pick apart the English language and it's imperfections u are picking apart the very fabric of this great nation, communist! God Bless America!

I just love you tami! you rock my world!

see 'one' 1 is the loneliest number, it was the number associated with the middle-earth characters: The 'elves' reminiscent of the 'Lord of the Rings' it was an "elven"- number- besides people felt calling it one-n-one would get different kinds of interpretations that would become complicated to all kinds of people. get it? too many "Nnn's"

With the way people talk today I don't think it would make any difference. Sounds good to me.



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