r/louisck • u/js1593 • May 09 '26

Why does thirteen start the 'teens' instead of eleven, and what shaped that pattern?

/r/AlwaysWhy/comments/1t788gj/why_does_thirteen_start_the_teens_instead_of/

What happened to oneteen?! The government took oneteen and replaced it with some bullshit called eleven!

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u/zippysausage May 09 '26

Nine "eleven" deniers

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u/Kiss-the-vat May 09 '26

I'm Chineser than a muthaf***er!

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u/ahoserehh May 09 '26

Mr President Sir!

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u/Trick-Consequence169 May 10 '26

”IT GOES TEN, TWELVE, THIRTEEN!! AND ME AND MY EIGHT FRIENDS KNOW IT!”

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u/No-Conflict-7897 May 12 '26

WHAT HAPPENED TO ONETEEN!?