ImWaitingForRetcons , 2 months ago (edited 1 month ago) It’s a holdover from an older base-12 counting system, one of many, many relics of the fact that English is an ever evolving language. Edit: it’s not a holdover from a different base, but a different way of counting. See comment below for details.
It’s a holdover from an older base-12 counting system, one of many, many relics of the fact that English is an ever evolving language.
Edit: it’s not a holdover from a different base, but a different way of counting. See comment below for details.