IV Is The Roman Numeral Designation For 4 Everywhere But...?
@howtogeek wrote: Originally published at: http://www.howtogeek.com/trivia/iv-is-the-roman-numeral-designation-for-4-everywhere-but/ In Rome On The International Space Station While Counting Aloud On...
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@raphoenix wrote: https://www.facebook.com/notes/js-watch-co-reykjavik/have-you-ever-wondered-why-the-roman-numeral-for-4-on-watches-and-clocks-read-ii/433524526255 Read full topic
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@harv wrote: There's a rather famous clock in London, guess what Roman numeral it uses for four. Read full topic
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@NanoGeek wrote: Big Ben use IV...And that is the most famous clock on Britain Read full topic
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@NSDCars5 wrote: Why do all my watches show 4 as IV? That's the reason I chose "In Rome".... Read full topic
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@Matt_Mullis wrote: My clock uses IV to represent 4. However, when counting out loud we use numbers and not numerals. Read full topic
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@mhenriday wrote: «The only place you’ll find the [subtractive] rule broken is on clock faces.» One shouldn't be quite so sure of oneself when writing about Roman numerals ; it is not at all difficult...
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@rhintintin888 wrote: The 8 does it too on the other side. It would ordinarily be IIX. Surely it is because it is easier to read that way? Having the subtractions would look wrong upside-down. Plus...
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@NanoGeek wrote: 8 is normally VIII, not IIX... that is the convention. Actually (My Classics Teacher Told me) in Rome, in Roman times, people would never subtract for numerals.Instead classicists...
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@jmgroff763 wrote: While I agree with you on pretty much everything else, 8 is usually written as VIII. e.g. Final Fantasy VIII. You only use the subtractive rule to avoid 4 or more of the same...
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@rhintintin888 wrote: I stand corrected! I should have realised the same two. Excellent example with FF! Read full topic
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@cliff_sees1 wrote: How does using IIII instead of IV affect the molds? There's already a V in the inventory, so how is that reasoning relevant? Read full topic
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@Andeman wrote: I have a clock with IV and a watch with IV. As stated by NanoGeek incorrectly, Big Ben is the large bell in the Elizabeth Tower in The Houses Of Parliament building, but correct is the...
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@Frog wrote: Why does it require less molds? Read full topic
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@Andeman wrote: I don't understand the relevance of molds as I don't know what molds are on clock faces. Read full topic
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