Timeline for How to stress the difference between 13 and 30; 14 and 40; etc.?
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| Jan 22, 2017 at 11:57 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | Saying 13 +1 might not work, because the listener might still understand thirty plus one" But by saying: "*twelve, and stressing the second syllable in thirTEEN and fourTEEN" the listener should understand that you are talking about the teens- | |
| Jan 22, 2017 at 10:59 | comment | added | Luc | Interesting approach, using "forty-one minus one" or "thirteen plus one" as clarification. It'd sound weird up front so it's not really an answer to what I meant, but when prompted it seems like a foolproof way to clarify. Thanks! | |
| Jan 22, 2017 at 8:16 | history | answered | Mari-Lou A | CC BY-SA 3.0 |