• thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    22 days ago

    My point being is there is precedent, and it doesn’t make you stupid for not

    You can also calls six “half a dozen”

    I mean if anything

    1/3 1/5 1/6 1/7 1/8 1/9 etc

    There’s more situations where you express it like one fourth.

    There’s way more valid things to harp on Americans about

    • Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.mlEnglish
      11·
      21 days ago

      None of 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, or 1/5 actually follow the precedent - it’s not threeth and fiveth - half and quarter are just the clearest. If anything, it’s sixth and upwards (downwards?) that don’t follow the precedent set by the start of the series.