2006-08-18 03:08:38 · 16 answers · asked by Jacker 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Other languages also do this. and don't start calling numbers by their digits until 16. I think that English is this way because other languages are. But I think that other languages are because at one time, when someone began counting, they probably didn't realize the advantage of having a system with a 10 base.
2006-08-18 03:18:30 · answer #1 · answered by lexie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
is not nice to say onety one, eleven is more suitable for beautiful number like that
2006-08-18 10:15:29 · answer #2 · answered by brandon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same reason that:
12 isnt onety-two
13 isnt onety-three
etc.
2006-08-18 10:15:28 · answer #3 · answered by cherrycola 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same reason 12 isn't called onety-two, or 13 isn't called onety-three, or 14 isn't called onety-four, or 15 isn't called onety-five, or 16 isn't called onety-six, or 17 isn't called onety-seven, or 18 isn't called onety-eight, or 19 isn't called onety-nine
2006-08-18 13:40:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because it's called eleven.
2006-08-18 10:13:38 · answer #5 · answered by jb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol...I dont know,but eleven just sounds better doesnt it?
2006-08-18 10:14:48 · answer #6 · answered by Livingdeadgirl84 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it would sound too much like "one-to-one" and would confuse people.
2006-08-18 13:50:11 · answer #7 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's b'coz onety one sounds stupid !!
2006-08-18 10:14:45 · answer #8 · answered by jims_bong 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cuz it sounds like S**T
2006-08-22 02:57:39 · answer #9 · answered by Sherluck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because not everyone lives in a double-wide
2006-08-18 10:13:32 · answer #10 · answered by hiincyber 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋