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

From:Joe <joe@...>
Date:Wednesday, September 24, 2003, 12:17
Ray Brown said:
> If you wanted precision (or, as my Granfather would say: "Wanted to be > nice"), you would say: "Twenty three minutes past two".
As in 'the nice and accurate prophecies of Agnes Nutter"? Sorry. Gaiman/Pratchett reference.
> Ray > =============================================== > http://home.freeuk.com/ray.brown > ray.brown@freeuk.com (home) > raymond.brown@kingston-college.ac.uk (work) > =============================================== >

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