robocall@lemmy.world to Antique Memes Roadshow@lemmy.world · 5 months agooneteenlemmy.worldimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1396arrow-down112
arrow-up1384arrow-down1imageoneteenlemmy.worldrobocall@lemmy.world to Antique Memes Roadshow@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squareImWaitingForRetcons@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-25 months agoIt’s a holdover from an older base-12 counting system, one of many, many relics of the fact that English is an ever evolving language. Edit: it’s not a holdover from a different base, but a different way of counting. See comment below for details.
It’s a holdover from an older base-12 counting system, one of many, many relics of the fact that English is an ever evolving language.
Edit: it’s not a holdover from a different base, but a different way of counting. See comment below for details.