• SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I would argue that for that to make a lick of sense we would also be saying cows 100k, sheep 1.2m.

    So not handy at all when it’s the only outlier.

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      8 months ago

      Not sure why something has to extrapolate to every context you can think of in order to make a lick of sense, especially when talking about language and writing systems, which almost always have exceptions.

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        8 months ago

        Maybe that’s the problem, there should be a rhyme or reason so it avoids confusion.

        It’s weird people are advocating for random arbitrary rules instead of pushing for something cohesive and makes sense….