why isn't the number ''11'' pronounce as onetyone
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The number 10 is not pronounced “onety” because we use a base-10 counting system.As for the numbers 11 and 12, we took them from Old High German for some reason, but they did in fact mean “one and ten” and “two and ten.” Ein-lif became 'eleven' in English, and zwe-lif became 'twelve. '
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