Accent in numerals According to the dictionaries, in number names between 12-20 (do they have any name as a group, by the way?), the emphasis should be put on the last syllabe; "-teen".
Basically, you say: "thirTEEN", "fourTEEN", and so on.
But is it a fixed rule - or does it depend on the context?
I mean, whenever the number is followed by another duodecimal, one can hear some shift in the accent (or such is at least my impression).
F.e. amounts of money: "FOURteen ninety five, please"
Or dates: "it began in NINEteen thirty nine"
Thanks in advance for some explanation :)
Last edited by Vibovit; 10-Apr-2008 at 18:47.
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