• niktemadur@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    A more compelling viewpoint was proposed by Woody Allen, back in his standup comedy days of the 1960s:
    “Why are our days numbered, and not say… lettered?”

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      Because Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory XIII decided on this when they made the calendar we use today. And nobody dared to say no to them.

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          A number doesnt become a mere word, just because you representatives it in another way. A American style 1 also isnt A letter (written as “I”)