Why isn’t the number 11 pronounced "onety one"? ^_^'

 ShiningsTar542 posted over a year ago
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cassie-1-2-3 said:
The word "eleven" comes from the word "endleofan"
Over the generations, "endleofan" has transmuted into "eleven"

"End" originally meant "one"
"leofan" means "left" 또는 "leave" 또는 "left over"

So "endleofan" means "One left over"
I think it's from Old English


In Lithuania, they used to (or still do, I'm not sure) count like "ten, eleven, twelve, thrilve, fouleven, fifleven, sixleven, sevenleven, eightleven, nineleven"
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Nice, but if they continue it to twelve, thrilve, fouleven, fifleven,,, etc, Why didn't we continue like them? ^^
ShiningsTar542 posted over a year ago
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That's just how it's done in Lithuania. Counting in English comes from Old England there "ten" was pronounced like "teen" so "fourteen" meant "four and ten"
cassie-1-2-3 posted over a year ago
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*Old English where
cassie-1-2-3 posted over a year ago
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Oh thank!!! =D
ShiningsTar542 posted over a year ago
peterslover said:
hahahahahahaha good one :D
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 hahahahahahaha good one :D
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LOL nice pic =) cute dog,cat,rabbit whatever it is :)
Lady10358 posted over a year ago
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But I was serious! XD
ShiningsTar542 posted over a year ago
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@ Lady10358 Your 코멘트 is funny :D
peterslover posted over a year ago
LinaHarrow said:
Why isn't it pronounced "one-teen"?
Why isn't 12 pronounced "two-teen"?
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Why did 당신 answer me with asking 질문 back? -_-
ShiningsTar542 posted over a year ago
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Good one :D
peterslover posted over a year ago
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OHHH...
ShiningsTar542 posted over a year ago
Lady10358 said:
LOL I seriously dont know so...Idk well this is my best answer: does this fit? twotey one\two,threetey one\three? I can't help 당신 if it isn't what you're thinking.
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Uhmm.. Didn't help me. Lol.
ShiningsTar542 posted over a year ago
AaaaaGirlygirl said:
One of tha worlds greatest unsolved mysteries... Like: why dont they call 쿠키 bakies?
why do 당신 need to study history in school?
why do some girls go crazy over Justin Bieber?
why won't some guys just realize I don't wanna go out with them?
Why do people care so much of other peoples opinions?

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Those 질문 are soo easy. Do 당신 want my to answer them for you?
ShiningsTar542 posted over a year ago
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LOL nope. People can answer them all they want but will never understand
AaaaaGirlygirl posted over a year ago
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At least they have answers, but mine doesn't. :/
ShiningsTar542 posted over a year ago
cupcake102 said:
idk ask God!! lol
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Yes I will ask him that 질문 during praying to him.
ShiningsTar542 posted over a year ago
iloooooooove1D said:
It doesn't sound right onety one
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-Wednesday- said:
No.
Its "oneteen"
Along with "twoteen"
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tokidoki123 said:
Because logic.
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