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This usage probably evolved from the distinctive usage for years; "nineteen-eighty-one", or from four-digit numbers used in the American telephone numbering system which were originally two letters followed by a number followed by a four-digit number, later by a three-digit number followed by the four-digit number.
Words in the cardinal category are cardinal numbers, such as the English one, two, three, which name the count of items in a sequence. The multiple category are adverbial numbers, like the English once , twice , thrice , that specify the number of events or instances of otherwise identical or similar items.
This piece may be performed with Twenty-Eight (Fifty-Four), Twenty-Nine (Fifty-Five), or both (Eighty-Three). All time brackets contain a single sound. The first violin starts the videoclock. Twenty-Eight: 3 flutes, 1 alto flute, 4 clarinets, 3 oboes, 1 English horn, 3 bassoons, 1 contrabassoon, 4 trumpets, 4 horns, 2 trombones, 1 bass trombone ...
The right-hand sentence contains four a's, one b, three c's, three d's, thirty-nine e's, ten f's, one g, eight h's, eight i's, one j, one k, four l's, one m, twenty-three n's, fifteen o's, one p, one q, nine r's, twenty-three s's, twenty-one t's, four u's, seven v's, six w's, two x's, five y's, and one z.
The accusative forms dŭōs m., dŭās f., the genitive dŭom, classical dŭōrum m./n., dŭārum f., and the dative/ablative dŭōbus m./n., dŭābus f., are original Latin formations replicating nominal declension patterns; at times, duo stands in for other case forms, especially when combined with invariant numerals, e. g. duo et vīgintī ...
A half crown is equivalent to 2 shillings and sixpence, written 2/6 and pronounced "two and six". Pick and mix Rhymes with "twenty-six". 27 Duck and a crutch The number 2 looks like a duck (see '2') and the number 7 looks like a crutch. Gateway to Heaven Rhymes with "twenty-seven". 28 In a state "Two and eight" is rhyming slang for "state ...
After suffering six losses in their last seven games heading into the week, the Sooners beat Missouri and then went on the road Saturday and beat rival Texas. Oklahoma is back in the projected field.
kàmpwóò four hundred ŋ̀kwuu eighty sicyɛɛré four ná and béé-tàànre twenty-three ná and kɛ́ ten ná and báár-ìcyɛ̀ɛ̀rè five-four kàmpwóò ŋ̀kwuu sicyɛɛré ná béé-tàànre ná kɛ́ ná báár-ìcyɛ̀ɛ̀rè {four hundred} eighty four and twenty-three and ten and five-four 799 [i.e. 400 + (4 x 80) + (3 x 20) + {10 + (5 + 4)}]’ See also Numerals in various ...