tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post1996086667346580566..comments2024-03-26T18:01:57.609+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: ScoresM.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-6166973579873704622009-12-20T13:51:01.304+00:002009-12-20T13:51:01.304+00:00I forgot to mention in the post that the only inte...I forgot to mention in the post that the only interesting moment in the film Jules et Jim is when he gives a phone number including the word huitant (French phone numbers are always given in pairs of digits). So maybe the word survived into 1960s Parisian criminal slang.M.H. Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-4739851909396979072009-12-20T00:30:43.948+00:002009-12-20T00:30:43.948+00:00The French quatre-vingt was probably a borrowing f...The French quatre-vingt was probably a borrowing from Celtic. Some kinds of French, like Walloon, use the terms septante and nonante.goofyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760721504519661112noreply@blogger.com