Have you ever thought about why English write out the number 11 as eleven?

[DaveSimmons]

It's true, the words for 11-19 make no sense at all since there are unique words for 11 and 12, 13-15 do not match 16-19 , and none of them match the pattern for 21-99.

 

[tynopik]

Base 8 and base 16 divide more cleanly.

no

 

[norseamd]

no

Further down.

 

[Jaepheth]

People look at you funny when you say, "One and ten."

 

[master_shake_]

i think it's more strange that french says 4 20 4 for 84?

 

[IronWing]

Did you mean Onety-one?

That's the common core pronunciation.

 

[KeithTalent]

Yes, I have thought about that.

KT

 

[IronWing]

Base 8 and base 16 divide more cleanly.

6x9=42 so base 13 is the correct base for this universe.

 

[norseamd]

6x9=42 so base 13 is the correct base for this universe.

6x9=54-12=42

base 12 wins

 

[tynopik]

Further down.

12
- 2
- 3
- 4
-- 2
- 6
-- 2
-- 3

16
- 2
- 4
-- 2
- 8
-- 2
-- 4
--- 2

same number of ways to chop it up, but 12 is smaller so it still wins

you're assigning extra value to being able to be split in two, but that's not always what's called for in the real world. 12 is more flexible

 

[IAteYourMother]

It wasn't designed period. It evolved.

Except it didn't... :hmm:

 

[Ruptga]

Except it didn't... :hmm:

What would you call it, then? Afaik, only a few languages (such as Spanish) have a central group that determines in which directions the language will go in the future. Even fewer languages (such as Esperanto) were designed from the ground up. The rest have evolved according to the whims and changing times of their populations.

 

[IronWing]

6x9=54-12=42

base 12 wins

What would the last supper be w/o Jesus? 12+1 = 13. Base 13 wins again.