P*rl in Latin, whither Python?

[François Granger]

If we do comparative linguistic (is this english ?) Franch is even worth
but close to Italian
Alex Martelli <aleaxit at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Somewhat -- there are slight historically-explained phonetical
> and graphical shifts between the unit-numbers:
uno, un
due, deux
tre, trois
quattro, quatre
cinque, cinq
sei, six
sette, sept
otto, huit
nove, neuf
'ten'==dieci, dix
> and then:
undici, onze
dodici, douze
tredici, treize
quattordici, quatorze
quindici, quinze
sedici, seize
> then a switch to have the 'dici' at the front:
diciassette, dix sept
diciotto, dix huit
diciannove, dix neuf

end we even say stupid things like
'sixty ten' (70), soixante dix,
'four twenty' (80), quatre vingt,
'four twenty ten' (90), quatre vingt dix

> Natural, organic growth doesn't tend to produce as much
> regularity as carefully-planned design!-)

Really true, but I love my non-carrefully-planned language ;-)

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