Just checking
This is for the Americans out there: when doing the times tables, you would say "eight times nine," right? You wouldn't say "eight nines," would you?
I ask this because I noticed last night that one of my favorite authors does not write Americans very well. She has them saying things like "eight nines," "we had a really huge row" and "it's my favorite tipple." Maybe it's me, but I can't imagine an American saying any of these things.
Just thought I'd check. A post of actual substance coming soon!
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2 comments:
I would definitely say "eight times nine," but I remember hearing someone--one of my elementary school teachers, maybe?--saying "eight nines." It does sound weird to me, though.
As far as "it's my favorite tipple"--even the conspicuously absent "u" in favorite can't make that sound American. :)
What the heck is a "tipple"?
I'm not American but have been living in Gringoland for a while now, and have almost forgotten my Eurotrashland English...
You definitely don't have a "row" in America. And you do say "eight times nine"... took a Math class in a Gringo college with a Gringo professor, so I know what I'm saying! ;-)
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