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French in France and Belgium: some differences

You may want to notice that in Belgium, unlike in France,

70 = septante or soixante-dix

71 = septante et un or soixante et onze

 

same with

90 = nonante or quatre-vingt-dix

92 = monante-deux or quatre-vingt-douze

Other lists will follow.

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