• RollForInitiative@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    I (german speaking part of switzerland) actually did learn it this way (90+2, nonante-deux) when learning french in school, in addition to 80 (huitante). Though we were told about the french way 420 and 420+10 etc.

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      1 year ago

      Oh? “huitante” instead of “octante” ?

      EDIT: Checked on Wikipedia, both are valid in Switzerland and Acadia (Nova Scotia) but “octante” is older and tend to be abandoned