Only if people can be arsed to put them in bins so they can be recycled. Dont know about cities in France but in London there is so much discarded by the very generations we are suposed to be caring about the planet for.
Well when I am put in charge all single use plastic bottles will be banned. And you will take your bottle to fill up with whatever drink you wish. These are the wine pumps at cave we visited. Cheap, but really not bad at all!
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And sensible ABVs too!
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Trivia….
Annoying trivial little questions tend to cling on in my childish mind from time to time.
An organization on the news recently promoting giving blood for transfusions is called Give Blood 4 Good. I noted the 4 for ‘for’, texting language.
Is it uniquely in the English language, that numbers, for example - 2, 4 & 8 - can replace words - to, for & ate?
Gr8 question!
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Mon lecteur de K7 n’est plus 9, j’ai 13 envie de le changer, le fini br11 est tout terne. Je le ferai 2main 6A rentre dans mon emploi du temps.
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Slt,
Koid9? Connais tu kk1 qui 1dc4 peut m’aider apprendre le français.
Tjs ok pour 2mains
A+
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I asked cleverclogs ChatGPT this question…
“In the English language the phonetic sounds of numbers 2, 4 and 8 are the same as the words to, for and ate. Are there other languages in which the phonetic sounds of numbers relate to the phonetic sounds of words.”
ChaGPT took about 5 seconds to answer….!
Yes, there are several languages in which the phonetic sounds of numbers relate to the phonetic sounds of words. Here are a few examples:
1. Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)
In Chinese, both Mandarin and Cantonese, the phonetic sounds of numbers often correspond to other words, creating puns and wordplay.
- Number 4 ( 四 , sì in Mandarin; sei3 in Cantonese) : This number sounds like the word for “death” (死, sǐ in Mandarin; sei2 in Cantonese), which is why it is considered unlucky.
- Number 8 ( 八 , bā in Mandarin; baat3 in Cantonese) : This number sounds like the word for “prosper” or “wealth” (发, fā in Mandarin; faat3 in Cantonese), making it very lucky.
- Number 9 ( 九 , jiǔ in Mandarin; gau2 in Cantonese) : This number sounds like the word for “long-lasting” (久, jiǔ in Mandarin; gau2 in Cantonese), which is why it is considered auspicious.
2. Japanese
In Japanese, numbers also share sounds with other words, leading to various wordplays and cultural meanings.
- Number 4 ( 四 , shi/yon) : The pronunciation “shi” sounds like “death” (死, shi), making it an unlucky number.
- Number 7 ( 七 , shichi/nana) : The pronunciation “shichi” can sound like “pain” or “suffering” (死地, shichi, meaning “death ground”), though this is less direct than the number 4.
- Number 9 ( 九 , ku/kyuu) : The pronunciation “ku” sounds like “pain” or “suffering” (苦, ku).
3. Korean
In Korean, some numbers sound similar to words with significant meanings.
- Number 4 ( 사 , sa) : This sounds like the word for “death” (사, sa).
- Number 8 ( 팔 , pal) : This can sound like the word for “arm” (팔, pal), but this is more coincidental and less culturally significant.
4. French
In French, some numbers can form puns with other words.
- Number 100 (cent) : Sounds like the word for “blood” (sang) and “without” (sans), which can be used in wordplay.
5. Italian
In Italian, numbers are less commonly associated with wordplay, but there are still a few phonetic similarities.
- Number 1 (uno) : Sounds like the word for “one” (uno), which can also mean “a” or “an” in English.
These examples illustrate how phonetic similarities between numbers and other words can influence culture, language, and even superstitions in various languages.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it…! 
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And to think that without ChatGPT that would have remained undiscovered 
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OK it took me a while - but (as I said in an earlier draft) 13 → le is just replacement based on the number form being similar to letters.
9 = neuf and br11 = bronze I get, as well as 2main for demain - but K7 and 6A have me beat.
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Cassette et si ça?
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Yes, I’m old enough to remember seeing it written as k7 when I used to hang out in Fnac or the Virgin Megastore on the Champs Elysée (undoubtedly long gone by now) when I was a student 
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Damn. Beat me to it by 4 minutes 
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= tres envie…
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Ah, yes 
ou +1 
K7 first made me think of the German abbreviation for concentration camp, KZ.
A couple more for you to guess…
6O
K6
ciseaux
Cassis
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18 sounds like a rude word - ship pal is 18 and ‘shibal’ is the equivalent of ‘fuck’.