How to say the number 92i.imgur.comimage Gollum ( @genfood@feddit.de ) Europe@feddit.deEnglish • 1 year ago message-square71fedilinkarrow-up1452
arrow-up1452imageHow to say the number 92i.imgur.com Gollum ( @genfood@feddit.de ) Europe@feddit.deEnglish • 1 year ago message-square71fedilink
minus-square StThicket ( @StThicket@reddthat.com ) linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoOld people tend to say 2+90 while young people say 90+2. I heard that this new way of saying it was due to the introduction of the telephone, where people needed a more linear way of saying the numbers to reduce confusion. But I don’t have a source.
minus-square Gamey ( @Gamey@feddit.de ) linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoI guess the telephone just didn’t arrive properly in German speaking countries, at least we will soon get rid of most fax machines, hopefully that is…
Old people tend to say 2+90 while young people say 90+2. I heard that this new way of saying it was due to the introduction of the telephone, where people needed a more linear way of saying the numbers to reduce confusion. But I don’t have a source.
I guess the telephone just didn’t arrive properly in German speaking countries, at least we will soon get rid of most fax machines, hopefully that is…