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Other than their numerical sequence, what is significant about the following set of numbers?
1,2,4,6,8,9,10
1,2,4,6,8,9,10
Hint
Say them aloud.Title is also a hint.
Answer
Phonetically, each has one or more common homophones in American English or other well-known languages:1 (won)
2 (to, too)
4 (for, fore)
6 (sics [English, Latin])
8 (ate)
9 (nein [German])
10 (tin)
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