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sidman82
Joined: 21 Jun 2006
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Location: Long Island,NY
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| Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow :shock: That was a very good explanation :!: Thank you. I did not expect that much of an answer. |
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GMAN
Joined: 13 Feb 2005
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Location: Tennessee
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| Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| You are welcome sidman. Children used to be taught their Roman Numerals in elementary school. I believe I was taught in the third grade. It was taught along with arithmetic, punctuation and other basics. We used Roman Numerals through High School and College. I am amazed at how many people have apparently never been exposed to them. :shock: |
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Mackman
Joined: 14 Sep 2005
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Location: Concordville PA
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| Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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GMAN wrote:
It means the same thing. Anytime someone uses a "G" or "K" they are using slang terms. "M" is still commonly used, along with other Roman Numeral designations, in most legal business applications such as copy-writes. The next time you watch a movie, hang around for the credits and you should see the copy-write using Roman Numerals. I prefer the accuracy of using Roman Numerals. I suppose it is an "old school" thing. But not too old school. The use of "K" seemed to start being used in this country when metrics and personal computers came into vogue in the 1980's. Before that everyone would normally use "M" to designate 1,000. I have never liked metrics. It was started in this country to go along with a world standard for things such as machined parts, etc., I believe it was President Richard Nixon who began the change to metrics, when he was still in office, around the time he took our money off the Gold Standard. The use of "G" for 1,000 probably began being used in the 1920's or perhaps as late as the 1940's in this country. It was made popular when some of the early gangster movies began using it.
hey Gman you should just copy that so when the next person ask you about it you can just paste it and be done with it. I know i would get tired of re-typing it every other day. lol |
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GMAN
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| Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Good idea, Mackman. :D |
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brian
Joined: 02 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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| or just make it a sticky, would probably save hunrdeds if not thousands of dollars worth of bandwidth a month :lol: |
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Rev.Vassago
Joined: 04 Apr 2006
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Location: The other side of the coin
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:20 am Post subject: |
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brian wrote: or just make it a sticky, would probably save hunrdeds if not thousands of dollars worth of bandwidth a month :lol:
OR HE COULD JUST USE A "K" LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Just sayin'. |
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SteveBooth
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:29 am Post subject: |
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Rev.Vassago wrote: brian wrote: or just make it a sticky, would probably save hunrdeds if not thousands of dollars worth of bandwidth a month :lol:
OR HE COULD JUST USE A "K" LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Just sayin'.
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