Number Names in Words and Phrases

Authors

Rex Gooch

Abstract

Ross Eckler's Making the ALphabet Dance (St. Martin's 1996) lists 20 words on page 236, each containing one of the number names from 1 to 20, using the Pocket Merriam-Webster as source. As an example, COUNTERFEIT contains FOURTEEN. The following page similarly list 26 of the number names for 30 to 99 included in words from Webster's Second, many found by Jeremy Morse.

Recommended Citation

Gooch, Rex (2001) "Number Names in Words and Phrases," Word Ways: Vol. 34 : Iss. 4 , Article 4.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol34/iss4/4