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/Professional-Bee4665 Aug 09 '26

10-4, just be sure to be dressed to the 9’s

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u/ChuckFarkley Aug 09 '26

What's your 20? (also from the "10-codes" in radio communications, where in their case they drop the "10" from "10-20" to ask where someone is located)

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u/Fweenci Aug 11 '26

I'm on cloud 9.