Timeline for 19th century English texts occasionally use Germanic-style number words, such as "four-and-twenty". When did this fall out of use?
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| Oct 20, 2021 at 5:06 | comment | added | Anton Sherwood | Only one of these examples relates to the question. | |
| Jan 5, 2016 at 22:06 | history | edited | Tim Lymington | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 11, 2013 at 9:50 | comment | added | Barrie England | 'There were four and twenty virgins, down from Inverness / And when the ball was over there were four and twenty less.' | |
| S Oct 11, 2010 at 13:35 | history | answered | Benjol | CC BY-SA 2.5 | |
| S Oct 11, 2010 at 13:35 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki |