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Originally Posted by AznKirby
Dunno, I was half kidding. But I was also under the impression that the Japanese call it "eight six"?
Correct me if I'm wrong.
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I don't know, but that is a really interesting question! I am fairly certain that, in the Japanese language, the word "eight-six" doesn't appear, even for the number 86. Perhaps the most literal translation of the Japanese way of saying that number is very close to "eight-six"? I wonder if any forum member could clear up this burning question?
In German, one would say "sechs und achtzig" which translates to "six and eighty". However, since my original Haiku reference was to Brits, then I believe that I am safe using "eighty-six".
That's a lot more than 17 syllables. Epic Haiku fail.
