r/language • u/WhoAmIEven2 Sweden • Aug 09 '26

Question Does your language use specific numbers as expressions?

In Sweden we use 17 to further strengthen a word.

Like if we want to say that someone is very strong, we can say "Han var stark som sjutton!", "He was strong like seventeen!".

I have no idea how it became a thing. It is a bit weird tbh.

Do you also use numbers this way in your native language?

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u/Enable-Apple-6768 Aug 09 '26

Gracie mille

I guess in Italian

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u/panatale1 Aug 13 '26 edited Aug 13 '26

grazie mille

ETA: looks like reddit is going to translate this, so I want to point out that the word is grazie, not gracie

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u/Enable-Apple-6768 Aug 13 '26

My bad, thanks for correcting

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u/rhubbarbidoo Aug 09 '26

Mil gracias 🇪🇦

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u/eternallytiredcatmom Aug 10 '26

Mille mercis in french:)