In my language (Ukrainian), there are special words describing amounts between 11 and 19. They are constructed in a similar way as the numerals, but do not specify the numeral itself:
Це коштує надцять тисяч ("this costs over-teen thousand" — meaning, "too expensive")
Я вдома вже кільканадцять хвилин ("I'm at home a few-over-teen minutes already");
Is there a special name for amount between 11 and 19 in English? The reason why I'm asking is that I'm thinking in these categories, and I don't want to use less-specific words if there's a better term for it.
I know that a person of that age is called a teenager. But I haven't heard the word teens to describe amount. I've also heard a dozen, which literally means 12, but I have the impression that it is sometimes used to say about 12.
Am I right, and are there other words describing such amount?
Best Answer
English does not have a word referring to this range specifically. Different languages divide up the world differently - this is one of those cases where the languages don't have equivalent terms.
The word teen or teens is close, but it has two limitations:
Since there is no specific term, you should instead use constructions such as: