Why Is This a Question?Why dont eleven and twelve end in teen? The rest of our counting system sits in neatly arithmetical sets of ten, so why do these two rulebreakers seem so at odds with the numbers that follow them? Admittedly, that question might never have occurred to you. But if youre even remotely interested in the origins and oddities of language, youre probably now intrigued to know the answer. Nor is it the only question: take a moment to think about how our