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Why is eleven not pronounced onety one?

NoYou
26-30, M
12 replies 78 views Feb 16, 2020
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BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F
Because then twelve would have to be onety two and thirteen would be onety three and so on.

And twenty would have to be "twoty" and twenty one would be "twoty one" and etc.
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Mamapolo2016 · F
@BlueMetalChick Good point. "Can't wait till I'm twoty one" just doesn't have the right ring."l
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MrAboo · 36-40, M
@BlueMetalChick no, twenty would have to be twatty, and twenty one would have to be twatty one
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