| In a message dated 12/8/2000 12:29:28 PM Central Standard Time, slobin@ice.ru writes: can I don't think so. All I know are two jokes that bear on the issue. One is that Eskimos (not further identified, so probably including Aleuts and the like) have a number system based on threes, with no larger number word than "three." They can nevertheless perform fairly complex operations with this sytem if the need arises. The other is really a joke: a Hungarian nobleman (both characterizations apparently essential) was asked the highest number he could think of and said "Three" So, two possible places to look. |