Why isn't 11 pronounced onety one?

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Why is 12 pronounced 'twelve'?

Why do we call dogs 'dogs'?

Maybe someone felt like being creative.

2006-08-27 04:00:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

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2006-08-27 10:53:18 · answer #2 · answered by cweoleboy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Because it's eleven.
Why isn't your IQ pronounced oh instead of zero?

2006-08-27 10:54:25 · answer #3 · answered by Angela 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

YOU WIN!! This is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the dumbest question ever posted on Answers.

2006-08-27 10:52:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Because the powers that be want to confuse us.

2006-08-27 11:07:59 · answer #5 · answered by grey_sky_morning84 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

woah! because people would get confused and think you were asking them what one plus one is. I agree you are bored.

2006-08-27 10:57:06 · answer #6 · answered by yogasfun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

For the same reason tht go isnt pronounced "goo".... :)

2006-08-27 10:50:54 · answer #7 · answered by darkness_123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Do you think that someone's pronuciation or dialect may sound like "twenty one"?

2006-08-27 10:52:17 · answer #8 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

THE SAME REASON ALL THE OTHER TWO DIGIT NUMBERS DON'T SOUND LIKE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE...BECAUSE IT'LL SOUND STUPID

2006-08-27 10:51:22 · answer #9 · answered by peg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

i think it could be easily recognizable to people

2006-08-27 10:50:58 · answer #10 · answered by knowledge2everything 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋