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At least we're not mixing in letters (sub.wetshaving.social)

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)

Why the 'IIII' insted of 'IV'?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

i'm pretty sure that IV is a modern typographic thing

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

I've also heard that, because in Latin IV is the beginning of "IVPPITER" (Jupiter), there’s a theory that people avoided using "IV" as to not “disrespect” the god’s name. 🤷‍♀️

Also, on a 12 hour clock, 3 sets of four looks clean af I guess, e.g.:

I, II, III, IIII
V, VI, VII, VIII
IX, X, XI, XII

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)