• thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world
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      1 day 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.ml
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        14 hours 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.