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Originally Posted by Racer26
I did find it interesting, though, that the MC in Montreal typically called out teams by individual digits regardless of language (ie. 3990 = trois-neuf-neuf-zero, 1075 = one-zero-seven-five), as compared to the grouped method most FIRSTers have used forever (ie. 1075 = ten seventy-five). At events, I've even heard francophone teams do the same (ie. 3990 = trente-neuf quatre-vingt dix), so I don't think its a language thing, but just that MC's style.
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It's definitely that MC's thing. Trust me, in French, it's faster and easier to say 39-90 than 3-9-9-0. He's joyful, sensationalist and dramatic though, so it adds to the suspense!