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%I #2 Mar 31 2012 10:30:59
%S 2,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,2,2,3,2,2,2,2,2,1,2,2,2,3,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
%T 3,2,2,2,2,2,3,2,3,3,4,3,3,3,3,3,3,2,2,2,3,2,2,2,2,2,3,2,2,2,3,2,2,2,
%U 2,2,3,2,2,2,3,2,2,2,2,2,3,2,2,2,3,2,2,2,2,2,3,2,2,2,3,2,2,2,2,2,1,2,2,2,3
%N a(n) = smallest number of syllables necessary to communicate n by phone, in French.
%C Without "et".
%e a(21)=2 because "deux-un" has two syllables, which is shorter than "vingt-et-un";
%e a(41)=2 and not 3 because in french "quatre-un" is said "quatr'un", two syllables ("e" mute followed by a vowel is not pronounced);
%e a(42)=3 because "quatre-deux" has three syllables;
%e a(102)=2 because it is pronounced "cent-deux" and not "cent-et-deux".
%K base,easy,nonn,word
%O 0,1
%A _Alexandre Wajnberg_, Jan 03 2006
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