mobile circa 1988-1990?

On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:19:55 +0100, Steve Terry wrote:
> Umm yes, that's what I meant, but why don't they have words for 70, 80 and
> 90?

Because they're not Belgian.

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> On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:19:55 +0100, Steve Terry wrote:
>> Umm yes, that's what I meant, but why don't they have words for 70, 80
>> and
>> 90?
>
> Because they're not Belgian.
>
Of course, i knew there had to be a reason

Steve Terry

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> >> >> Which part of late 80's did the 1998 Nokia 9000 GSM communicator come
> >> >> out?
> >> >
> >> > I think you'll find that it came out in nineteen eighty eighteen.
> >> > Iain
> >> >
> >> Or if you are French, Nineteen Sixty Twenty Eighteen.
> >
> > ?????????
> >
> > How about nineteen hundred four twenties ten eight?
> > Dave
> >
> Umm yes, that's what I meant, but why don't they have words for 70, 80 and
> 90?

Ah, the joys of natural language.

Dave

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> "Steve Terry" <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > "Dave Higton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > > In message <[email protected]>
> > > "Steve Terry" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
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> > > > "Iain" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > > Steve Terry wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Which part of late 80's did the 1998 Nokia 9000 GSM communicator
> > > > > > come out?
> > > > >
> > > > > I think you'll find that it came out in nineteen eighty eighteen.
> > > > > Iain
> > > > >
> > > > Or if you are French, Nineteen Sixty Twenty Eighteen.
> > >
> > > ?????????
> > >
> > > How about nineteen hundred four twenties ten eight? Dave
> > >
> > Umm yes, that's what I meant, but why don't they have words for 70, 80
> > and 90?
>
> Ah, the joys of natural language.

It does remind me of the old phrase "three score and ten". In
turn this makes me wonder when the word "seventy" was invented.
Were big numbers invented any later than little numbers? Did
they reflect man's ability to count, which presumably to most
people wouldn't matter very much, hundreds of years ago?

Sorry, very OT...

Dave