Interesting. So how would you say a number between 10 and 20 in base 20? I guess French has 20 different words for the numbers?,(reply>), The Garden of Eatin <br>Quatre-vingt dix-neuf would be cumbersome for the Toto song 99, but perfect for 99 Luftbalons or 99 Red Balloons by Nena. "Des Quatre-vingt Dix-neuf Linguees...",(reply>), It is the same as english until 70: Soixante-dix (Sixty-ten), then 80 is Quatre-vingte (Four-twenties) and 90 is quatre-vingt-dix (Four-twenties-ten),(reply>), What I like is French for Ninety-Nine.  Quatre-vingt-dix-neuf.  Four twenties plus ten plus nine.,(reply>), +dragonbretheren When I was younger (about 5 or 6 as I recall) I decided I didn't like the idea of going from ten to eleven, so I said ten-one for eleven and ten-two for twelve. Sadly, it never caught on.,(reply>), Oops, yeah. I forgot to give the full translation