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'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers? #1 (permalink) Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:50 am   'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers?
 

Hi

Is there any special word in English for numbers like 3333 from the phrase I quoted? :)

(It’s definitely not a so-called 'round number' and I just don’t know how can I congratulate the english-test.net team 'right'. With what. :))

Anyway, my congratulations to all!
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'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers? #2 (permalink) Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:29 am   'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers?
 

That's a good number, congratulations, English-test.net!

(How observant you are, Tamara!)

These are called symmetrical o reversible numbers.

There's a funny name for this in Spanish, which is also used for palindromes: it's 'capic?a' (from the Latin words for 'head' and 'tail'.
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'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers? #3 (permalink) Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:44 am   'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers?
 

Thanks, Conchita.

Now we have one more member, that's also great! :)

Quote:
symmetrical

By the way, could anybody give some comments about the addition of -al for adjectives?
(symmetric-symmetrical, ironic-ironical, graphic-graphical, and the like)
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'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers? #4 (permalink) Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:03 pm   'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers?
 

Hi Tamara,

I've found some information referring to your question.

http://wishydig.blogspot.com/2006/08/isnt-it-ironical.html
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'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers? #5 (permalink) Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:40 pm   'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers?
 

Tamara, for your German-lessons:

Numbers with some same cyphers are called "Schnapszahl"

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'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers? #6 (permalink) Fri Jan 26, 2007 13:16 pm   'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers?
 

Hi!

Thanks for the link, Pamela.
This actually is my old question… and each time in reality I’m in doubt, which form is 'more appropriate' to be used.

Fan of Arabian horses wrote:
Numbers with some same cyphers are called…
'Just golden' :)

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"Schnapszahl"
Schnaps??? Michael?! :?: :)

(This happens to be one of the (about) two dozens of German words I’m able to recognise (or at least think so). :lol: )

Thanks, Michael, for you kind efforts to make me even more multi-languaged person than I could even hope to be(come), ever. :)
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'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers? #7 (permalink) Fri Jan 26, 2007 21:37 pm   'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers?
 

Tamara wrote:
Fan of Arabian horses wrote:
Numbers with some same cyphers are called…
'Just golden' :)


????----Hm... I?m curious. What?s wrong? Or have you just spoken it aloud? :lol: I did recently. Sounds quite funny!!!!!!
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'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers? #8 (permalink) Fri Jan 26, 2007 22:53 pm   'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers?
 

The next Big Number is, what, 3456?

This is called a Small Straight.

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'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers? #9 (permalink) Sat Jan 27, 2007 11:33 am   'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers?
 

Tom, I thought the next is 3344. Two Pairs, I mean. :)

Fan of Arabian horses wrote:
I did recently. Sounds quite funny!!!!!!

:) Yeah.

In Russian 'three' sounds exactly the same as the 'imperative' form of 'rub'. So, the classic primary school 'math-saying" is:
'three, three, three... - and there will be a hole' :) :lol:

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What?s wrong?
No, no, nothing wrong, Michael. All right :). It was just my humble reference to my own thread/post about ‘golden numbers’. Phone ones. ))
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'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers? #10 (permalink) Sat Jan 27, 2007 11:36 am   'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers?
 

Tamara wrote:
Tom, I though the next is 3344. Two Pairs, I mean. :)


And then comes 3443.
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'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers? #11 (permalink) Sat Jan 27, 2007 11:40 am   'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers?
 

you almost forgot 3434
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'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers? #12 (permalink) Sat Jan 27, 2007 11:41 am   'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers?
 

cornelius wrote:
you almost forgot 3434


I did forget. Well done!
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'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers? #13 (permalink) Sat Jan 27, 2007 11:46 am   'We have 3333 registered users.' :) : How do you call this kind of numbers?
 

Tamara wrote:
In Russian 'three' sounds exactly the same as the 'imperative' form of 'rub'. So, the classic primary school 'math-saying" is:
'three, three, three... - and there wiil be a hole' :) :lol:


:)

But before you get a hole, remember the English saying:

A stitch in time saves nine (three, three, three).
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