Why do you think

[True Dough]

the number 11 isn’t pronounced onety-one?

[quaint]

1. Because elevenses, of course.

[True Dough]

4. That

makes perfect sense!

[Niagara]

2. "Because the whole dog gone thing is dumb!" Gallagher

[True Dough]

5. Watch out

for the flying pieces of shattered watermelon, Niagara!

[Niagara]

8. I did see Gallagher in concert in 1999

He had water frisbees to chuck out into the audience as well that flew pretty far. He said no one was safe from staying dry while he was on stage.


I had my photo taken with him. My ex has the photo or at least he use to.

[Marie Marie]

3. I don't know but I like it.From now it it's onety-one for me.

[True Dough]

6. It's even better

than 6, 7.

[Sogo]

7. Should be tenty-one.

.

[dweller]

9. Figure it out

And let’s move on to twelve


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[JoseBalow]

10. Oneteen?

[dweller]

12. Teeny

One

Teenytwo
Teenythree
Teenyfour …


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[johnp3907]

11. It is.

By me.

[soldierant]

13. Because the languages from which English has descended

didn't. And you'll notice that numbers go up to twelve before the "teen" kicks in. We know that people had the concept of "dozen" (not necessarily the word, but the concept) very early, and that may well have been an influence. Along with the Zodiac and the year. Bit the concept of ten fingers (and toes perhaps?) is also very old, and that is reflected in the fact that -ty kicks in at 20 and stays until 99. (and then everything come back, just with "hundred" in front.)