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From: andre@shappski.demon.co.uk (Andre Shapps)
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Subject: Re: Eleven & Twelve
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In article: <3im11f$34c@igor.rutgers.edu>  mrrosa@eden.rutgers.edu (Mark 
Rosa) writes:
>Twenty seems to be even more "special" than 12
> among world languages, in my opinion.
> 
Well I don't suppose there's all that much reason for 12 to be all that 
special in countries not affected directly or indirectly by Roman 
occupation (indirectly meaning, say, English speaking countries outside 
England).

I presume that 12 is "special" as a result of Roman systems of measurement 
and that this may still be true in languages whose cultures have long since 
dropped older systems in favour of SI units and the like.

I'm only guessing though. 
-- 
Andre Shapps

