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Re: [lojban] Vote for the Future Global Language



On Thursday, January 6, 2011, Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 2:19 PM, najrut <ruler11post@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Chinese uses latin numbers in their writing system, doesn't it ? (as
>> it's native numbering system is cumbersome) Hence, this language can't
>> be international.... Nonsense !
>>
>
>   No they use Chinese numbers,  一 二 三 四 五etc, or they use Arabic
> numerals, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... but they don't use Latin numbers (I II III
> IV V), as far as I know...  :-P
>               --gejyspa
>
> I don't think anyone uses Latin numerals anymore, with the exception of dating (as in movies.) Arabic's base-10 system is so much better. :D
>
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> mu'o mi'e .aionys.
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> .i.a'o.e'e ko cmima le bende pe lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu do zo'o
> (Come to the Dot Side! Luke, I am your father. :D )
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