[MR] Roman Numerals

[Roy B. Scherer]

At 02:25 PM5/22/2005-0400, you wrote:
>Just out of curiosity... I always thought the proper notation in Roman
>Numerals for 40 is XL.  I noticed XXXX on the Acorn.  Which is
>correct?  Which will be mowed into Mt Aislinn this year at Pennsic?
>Are we extra-large, or 4x (which is significantly bigger)?  Okay,
>enough rambling. :)

         I think that either is historically correct -- that the "XL" 
format was developed after the "XXXX" format.

>"I mocked Voldemort.  Ask me how!"

         I keep wondering, so now I'll ask: how?

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