schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoSolar modules deployed in France in 1992 still provide 75.9% of original output powerwww.pv-magazine.comexternal-linkmessage-square172fedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down13 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.1Karrow-down1external-linkSolar modules deployed in France in 1992 still provide 75.9% of original output powerwww.pv-magazine.comschizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square172fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·4 months ago Instead of moving along the digits from highest to lowest, as in “Four hundreds and two tens and nine”, we do “Four hundred and nine and two tens”. English is less consistent, going from nine-teen to twenty-one. German stays consistent with its lower two digits.
minus-squareRinox@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months agoFrom 11 to 19 is always kind of weird in many languages. In Italian you go from essentially saying “one-ten” “two-ten”…“six-ten” to “ten-seven” “ten-eight” “ten-nine”. Then it goes in like in English. Why? No reason ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
English is less consistent, going from nine-teen to twenty-one. German stays consistent with its lower two digits.
From 11 to 19 is always kind of weird in many languages. In Italian you go from essentially saying “one-ten” “two-ten”…“six-ten” to “ten-seven” “ten-eight” “ten-nine”. Then it goes in like in English. Why? No reason ¯\_(ツ)_/¯