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Sometimes I get fucking paranoiac on the subway, it disturbs me.
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Why isn’t the number 11 pronounced onety one?
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Dear Pookie, if we would say that, we would have to say onety two, onety three, onety four, etc. etc. etc.
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^^Well, imagine going to a convenience store called Seven-Onety-One. It just wouldn't sound right.
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then, twosie one, twosie two, twosie three, twosie, four.
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Sounds childish, don't it?
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When it comes to Childish, there's only one man for the job:
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also, it would be too obvious and that goes against the grain of the english language
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