• StThicket@reddthat.com
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    1 day ago

    Norway used to count like the Germans, but switched after the introduction of the telephone. There were simply too many mistakes when telling the numbers to the operators, that a change was mandated.

    Old people might still use the 2+90 variant though, but it is not very common.

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      17 hours ago

      to everyone who reads this dudes comment and starts imagining 75 year old grandmas saying it: i’m 30 and say 2+90, and it’s still very much a thing.