Incorrect spelling, explanation: accurate word consists of numeral four (numeral between 3 and 5) and the suffix -teen which is meant to create names of numerals between 13-19, so the only possible version is fourteen (please note that forteen is always wrong).
Correct spelling, explanation: because of the fact that the word is a combination of numeral and suffix: four + -teen = fourteen, we cannot skip u in the middle of the numeral.
Definition of fourteen:
Numeral, the part of speech defining the number or order of something. They answer the questions: how many? which in turn?
I was only fourteen when I start working as a waitress in my cousin’s bar.
Idioms and phrases with fourteen:
→ keep your eyes fourteen, a Greek saying that means to be careful about the situation around you, observe carefully and pay special attention: Keep your eyes fourteen on the classes, or you won’t pass the exam!
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But when it comes to 40, “forty” is correct
Me learning English “WHAT”
Forteen is wrong
I was very confused in forteen ans fourteen.
And I got the answer!
It’s really helpful!
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I think that is a very clear explanation but it may be useful to combine it with an explanation as to why it is ‘Forty’ rather than ‘Fourty’? The fact that the ‘rule’ is different for both numbers is a bit confusing, especially for us foreigners
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