Counting seconds

[Genevra Gerhart]

E. Boyle wrote:

> Do the Russians have anything equivalent to our "One Mississippi, two
> Mississippi" when we are counting off seconds?

According to a St. Petersburg source, to count off seconds, simply
repeat the number "dvadtsat' odin", and with each repetition curl up one
finger into its fist (i.e., as finger-counting is usually done).

Resident English speaker says "Thousand" instead of "Mississippi".

This helps?  gg