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Fourscore and nineteen, actually. Well, not literally actually. Figuratively actually, like all good translations.
by PeterWhittaker 14y ago
Fourscore and nineteen, actually.
Well, not literally actually. Figuratively actually, like all good translations.
- Dylan16807 14y agoFourscore is a better fit, true. I'd disagree with nineteen though. French has fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, but then switches to a more awkward construction for 17-19. Fourscore and sixteen transitions to fourscore and ten and seven / fourscore and tenty seven. (Note: Not saying it's awkward in an absolute sense, but in the context of a base-twenty system that method of constructing 17-19 fits badly)