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[–] Shadow@lemmy.ca 68 points 2 months ago (4 children)

It'd just be eleven eleven, we don't say twenty two hundred twenty four.

[–] turbowafflz@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

I like how your example was the year 2224 which I have never heard anyone say and not like 1994

[–] _Gandalf_the_Black_@feddit.de 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

One-eleventy-one

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago
[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

but it's a thousand more than eleventy eleven?

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Clearly you do not wear a monocle or a top hat but this is precisely how those of us that do do say it. Good evening madame.

[–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

One thousand one hundred eleven