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Day: August 16, 2017

Learning Swiss by the Numbers

August 16, 2017April 3, 2026 Lisa

Although it is enormously important, only learning the Swiss language doesn’t make one Swiss. Some of the small, but important differences present themselves in the form of numbers. Handwritten Numbers 1, 7, 9 and oftentimes 4, the most important being… Read moreLearning Swiss by the Numbers

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