Re: The English/French counting system (WAS: number systems from conlangs)

Joe scripsit:

> Heh.  You'd think the English usage would be more natural to an
> English-speaker.  I get confused by the Germans saying halb acht.  Better to
> arrive an hour ealy than an hour late ;-)
Americans don't say "half eight", ever; it's "half past eight".

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