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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001 24 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Why the fuck would you use Roman numerals?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Some Slavic languages, such as Russian, use Roman numerals for numbering centuries

Edit: why was this downvoted? If I'm wrong please tell me, I'd like to learn :)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

some latin languages as well!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

In some roman language like french too !

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Spanish too

[–] Gerula 6 points 10 months ago

It's called history.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I couldn't give VIII fucks if he uses Roman numerals

[–] feedum_sneedson 4 points 10 months ago

It's in the username!

[–] Jimmyeatsausage 3 points 10 months ago

Arabic numerals are the devil's numbers!