PrairieSpyder
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10. Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one?
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I think the number 11 should be oneteen!
10. Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one?
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I think the number 11 should be oneteen!
:agree: that's way more logical than calling 11 either Eleven or OnetyOne..... :sour: But I hafta say that even if we do go the far more reasonable Oneteen direction, from there on it does get a little more difficult, since going thru the 'teens' leads us into the Twenties, Thirties, & Forties etc, & Thir-teen is what we call the number with a 1 in the 'tens' column & a 3 in the 'units' column, ie, 13 = Thir-teen, which then leads us on thru the numbers until we hit a 3 in the tens column & a zero in the units column, ie 30 = Thir-ty; while 14 = For-teen & carries on to For-ty; 15 = Fif-teen & then Fif-ty etc etc; then shouldn't we really be calling the number 12 = Twen-teen... - or if we go back to the Two pronunciation it should be Two-teen & Two-ty.... :dontknow: Gotta be consistent! :lecturef_smilie:
:thumbup: Doesn't that make a whole lot more sense & make it all so clear & easy?!![]()
A lady goes to the bar on a cruise ship and orders a Scotch with two drops of water. As the bartender gives her the drink she says 'I'm on this cruise to celebrate my 80th birthday and it's today. 'The bartender says' well, since it's your birthday, I'll buy you a drink. In fact, this one is on me.
'As the woman finishes her drink the woman to her right says 'I would like to buy you a drink, too.' The old woman says 'thank you. Bartender, I want a Scotch with two drops of water.' 'Coming up' says the bartender. As she finishes that drink, the man to her left says 'I would like to buy you one, too.' The old woman says ‘thank you. Bartender, I want another Scotch with two drops of water.' 'Coming right up' the bartender says.
As he gives her the drink, he says 'Ma'am, I'm dying of curiosity. Why the Scotch with only two drops of water?' The old woman replies 'sonny, when you're my age, you've learned how to hold your liquor... Holding your water, however, is a whole other issue.'
Just to make it clear, this lady is drinking her scotch correctly regardless of whether she can or cannot hold her water. Most bartenders are not taught how to pour single malt scotch. You pour enough single malt into a tulip shaped tasting glass to fill the bell and come about 1/2 way up the top part of the bell. then you place a straw into a bottle of mineral water, extract the water and put two drops into the scotch. Then allow the scotch to breathe whilst you gently swirl the glass allowing the water to release the subtle nose and flavors. Take a wee sip and hold it under your tongue, gently swirling the liquid as you do so, for a few seconds then swallow. Never ever "knock back" a single malt. Scotch whisky is made to savor and enjoy, not to drink.
Now pour yourself a wee dram of "th' water of life" and enjoy life...………….