Re: Numbers ancient & modern (was: Unilang report)
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
|---|
| Date: | Thursday, May 24, 2001, 5:06 |
|---|
Tristan Alexander McLeay wrote:
> That doesn't strike me as striking. I'd often say 'half a hundred' for 50,
> 'half a thousand' for 500, 'half a million' for 500,000, etc.
I say "Half a million", "A quarter-million", etc., but below million,
fractions sound odd. "Half a thousand", "Half a hundred"? Those just
sound bizarre.
--
Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon
A nation without a language is a nation without a heart - Welsh proverb
ICQ: 18656696
AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42