Semi-official I'm thread XLI
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I'm giving Hippie a lesson in Roman numerals:
You never have more than 3 in a sequence. A smaller digit preceding a larger is subtractive.
I = 1
V = 5
X = 10
L = 50
C = 100
D = 500
M = 1000
So 41 would be XLI.
MCMXC = 1990.
MMVIII = 2008.
You never have more than 3 in a sequence. A smaller digit preceding a larger is subtractive.
I = 1
V = 5
X = 10
L = 50
C = 100
D = 500
M = 1000
So 41 would be XLI.
MCMXC = 1990.
MMVIII = 2008.
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Mar 20 2008, 11:32 AM
I'm giving Hippie a lesson in Roman numerals:
You never have more than 3 in a sequence. A smaller digit preceding a larger is subtractive.
I = 1
V = 5
X = 10
L = 50
C = 100
D = 500
M = 1000
So 41 would be XLI.
MCMXC = 1990.
MMVIII = 2008.
You never have more than 3 in a sequence. A smaller digit preceding a larger is subtractive.
I = 1
V = 5
X = 10
L = 50
C = 100
D = 500
M = 1000
So 41 would be XLI.
MCMXC = 1990.
MMVIII = 2008.
I didn't even catch that.
at someone in SoFL who's car is stuck in the garage.