Why do people use a number to describe an object?
An example using teeth:
"My dentist only charged me $500 to have two impacted
ones removed."
Why can't they just say:
"My dentist only charged me $500 to have two impacted
teeth removed."
In English people do that all the time. I can't go one day without seeing someone use a number to describe an object. To me it sounds like:
"My dentist only charged me $500 to have two impacted
twos removed."
"My dentist only charged me $500 to have two impacted
threes removed."