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In the case of year pronunciations, the French have always had two styles, and as a student of French at secondary school, I was made aware of this very early on: 1968 is either mille neuf cent soixante-huit, or dix-neuf cent soixante-huit.
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Fait le double entre nous, ce dix-neuf novembre mille sept cens quatre vingt cinq (1785) à Paris.
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 J. F. Loubat
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"_Cependant_" she said, leaning back, thoughtfully, after having exhausted herself in superlatives, -- "_cependant elle est dévote, -- et à dix-neuf comment cela se peut il_?"
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859 Various
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-- C'est mon intention irrévocable de finir ma vingtaine de romans sur la famille OGWASH, et je compte avec plasir offrir les dix-neuf à suivre à mon ami estimé, _Ponche_.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, February 28, 1891 Various
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Félix Arnault ... décédée à l'âge de dix-neuf ans. '
Shapes that Haunt the Dusk Henry Mills Alden 1877
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With China, it's the Web. freedownloadfast Towards Better Reproductive Health in Eastern Europe: Concern, Commitment, and Change vlayusuke tnoma: daruma: g2slp: dix-neuf: tohya: dix-neuf: fairphantom: Eastern Europe (via JardDavis)
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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So when you’re shopping for a loaf of bread in France, don’t buy at the supermarket or at any old boulangerie – look out for the Banette, and steel your self to ask for a “dix-neuf cent” or “mille neuf cent” (either will do!).
Great Bakes « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2008
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[omission: Chinese characters], which Chavannes (Mh III, 554) translates, "décapité dix-neuf mille esclaves soumis."
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“Pas encore, monsieur — en un mois j’aurai dix-neuf ans.”
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Josine Labyns in 1664, aged about forty: 'passé dix-neuf ans le diable s'est offert à vos yeux, derrière votre habitation, sous la figure d'un grand seigneur, vètu en noir et portant des plumes sur son chapeau.' [
The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology Margaret Alice Murray 1913
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