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Counting and Language - French with Video

Posted By: eXtreme Gammon
Date: Tuesday, 26 May 2015, at 4:34 p.m.

In Response To: Counting and Language (Timothy Chow)

This is a very good video on the oddities of French numbering. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM1FFhaWj9w

Name: Xavier Dufaure de Citres

Native Language: French

Born in what country? France

If you moved to USA or to another English speaking country at what age? 30

Does your occupation directly involve math (e.g. researcher, computer programmer, teacher) or language (e.g. writer, interpreter, teacher)? computer programmer

What languages do people typically learn in grade school or high school in your birth country? At what ages? When did you learn English? English, German , Italian, Spanish (in order of popularity) starting a 11 year old (I started English at 11, Italian at 13)

What would be a literal translation of common ways to say ¾? (For example in English ordinal numbers are used and “three fourths” is the most common way. “three over four” is also used. Trois quart = Three quarter

Is there anything you found peculiar or interesting about how one counts to 100 in English? How does it compare to your native language regarding irregularities? Add other comments you have about counting in your native language and in English if you wish. example of irregularity in french:

  • - see video
  • - about ordinal: 1st = premier , 2nd can be either "second" or "deuxieme", then it is regular using the "eme" suffix

    Have you noticed in English the following irregularities? Are there similar irregularities in your native language? a) Eleven and twelve are irregular (regular would be oneteen and twoteen) b) 13 - 19 and numbers from 20 to 99 have a different pattern in English. From 13 to 19 the units place is said first (e.g. thirteen is “three – ten”) but above nineteen the tens place is said first. (e.g. 24 is two tens – four). I noticed it but being used to even more irregularities it was not a problem.

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