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      95 months ago

      That means “Boy who is not able to satisfactorily explain what a Hrung is, nor why it should choose to collapse on Betelgeuse Seven”. I don’t see how that applies here.

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      VIIII is a valid way to write 9, though antiquated. If you look at very old clocks, you’ll see they all use this notation.

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        Didn’t realize homie was an antiquated clock. (Assumed the usage of Roman numerals, like in the references being made, in which case I don’t believe the clumsy VIIII only used on old clocks would really be valid.)

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          VIIII wasn’t exclusive to clocks, that’s the only long-lasting example we still have access to.

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            Your point is that VIIII was ever used in history? Happily conceded.

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        The reason clocks use it, is to not make it look visually unbalanced. Most often they write 4 as IIII. I find it infuriating to break such a simple rule though.

        But also, I’ve never ever seen VIIII.

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          Julius Caesar’s memoir of war in Gaul makes use of VIIII, for instance. You’re right that it’s much rarer, but was still used contemporarily and in modern times.