Re: Cafe-Press

Campbell Nilsen wrote:
> Go here. I'm not sure what the problem is.
> http://www.cafepress.com/cams_oddity
>
Just a couple of points. In the Latin _et_ is not normally used if the
larger number comes before the smaller, therefore _quadraginta duo_
would be more usual. If, however, the order is reversed then _et_ is
compulsory, e..g duo et quadraginta. That is Latin normally behaved like
English - twenty two ~ two and twenty.

The following us just added for interest, as I guess buyers of the
tee-shirt, &c. would want the traditional form of Welsh.

The Welsh _dau a deugain_ (two & two-score) is correct, tho not much
used in modern Welsh. It's what is known as the 'traditional' form;
these are now used only in restricted contexts. e.g. telling the time,
giving one's age.

In normal everyday use the 'modern' decimal system is used: pedwar deg
dau (four ten two). When used before nouns the modern forms are followed
by the preposition _o_ ([out] of) which causes soft mutation, e.g.
pedwar deg dau o blant = 42 children  (children = _plant_).

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