> The special quantities designated by the system are still 10, 100, and 1000, an obvious sign that the numbers are conceived of in base 10. I actually gave an

> The special quantities designated by the system are still 10, 100, and 1000, an obvious sign that the numbers are conceived of in base 10. I actually gave an example of this. "Four score and seven" = 4 twenties, 7 units. That's base 20.