Wordplay riddle

I stand completely still, yet I make everyone around me start shouting numbers backward. What am I?

A clock. A clock prompts people to watch its face and shout out the final seconds of the old year during the countdown.

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Wordplay riddles depend on how words look and sound. Watch for double meanings, hidden words and letters you can move or remove.

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