A Conundrum Has Made The Most Refined Man On Earth Bewildered. Why Is It Written As 11? Shouldn't It Be 1?

[TherefinedByron]

I hath successfully count to 10 but not the 11. Should not it be 1? Then 2 and 3! Yeth, I did it! I am really of a man of wit!
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,22,33,44 (1,2,3,4)
I shall declare that "11" doth not exist since we have got only 10 fingers! I shall inform the world! The world need an intelligent man like me!

[ToraToraTora]

right oh!

[Mozz71]

//I am really a man of wit//

Half-wit perhaps.

[choux]

I already did that one last night, Mozz...

[mushroom25]

but you need eleven for that extra push.....

[Mozz71]

Apologies Choux, missed that one.

[youngmafbog]

Well it rhymes with wit.

[ToraToraTora]

I win!

[youngmafbog]

Right-oh TTT :-)

[jourdain2]

Apologies, sir, but you have forgotten your toes! I am, of course aware that a menial washes and cares for your feet, but s/he could be utilised to elevate the total sum of numbers available to mankind.

[pastafreak]

This is bordering on tedious now :(