Teen and Ty

On Monday we were talking about prices in restaurants.

Clara was talking about a place she went to in Palermo and said, "The place was really casual. A liter of beer was 50 pesos."

"50 pesos!?!" said Eugiene and Allison.

"Yes, 50 pesos," Clara said. "Why, do you think that's expensive?"

"Yeah, it's really expensive!" Eugiene and Allison agreed.

"What do you think is cheap for a liter of beer in a restaurant?" added Vicky.

"15 pesos," Allison said.

"That's what I said!!!!" replied Clara.

"No, you said 50," argued Eugiene.

So, what was the problem? The pronunciation of FIFty (50) vs. fifTEEN (15).

The stress of (50) is on the first syllable: FIF-ty.

The stress of (15) is on the the second syllable: fif-TEEN.