This one may be controversial, but most schools in California teach every student Arabic Numerals and have even since before 9/11. Thoughts?
This one may be controversial, but most schools in California teach every student Arabic Numerals and have even since before 9/11. Thoughts?
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They're actually Indian numbers. They're just called Arabic numbers because Europeans learned them from the Arabs.
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Actually, shouldn't we change their name to Universal numbers or Common numbers so no one is offended like BC, AD and GMT have been changed to BCE, CE and UTC?
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Who is offended by calling them Arabic numerals?
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Political trolling. Best to ignore.
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Aw, c'mon. Arabic numbers are for wimps!
Real men type:
XVMMDLXXVII
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Pasted too soon, lol
Real men write:
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XLIII * CDIX = XVMMDLXXVII
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Aaarrrrgh!
XLIII * CDIX = XVMMDLXXVII
No wonder we don't use this shit. ;-)
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Nothing controversial about this post at all. It's just incredibly idiotic. Dude, you got too much fucking time on your hands.
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One more attempt to line up the bar:
XLIII * CDIX = XVMMDLXXVII
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I give up,!
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Never!
1-2-3-4...Can I have a little more?
5-6-7-8 ...Can I take you out to eat?
A-B-C-D... can I take you out for tea?
E-F-G-H... I love you !
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If the OP is supposed to be a joke I don't get it
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I haven't even used algebra since I graduated high school.
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Troll x 12. GFO
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Apparently over 50 percent of Americans in a recent poll felt Arabic Numerals shouldn't be taught in school.
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People are dumb
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I think VEEP has this covered:
youtube.com
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Freedom Numbers
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Roman numerals don't have a zero. All mathematics is based on using Arabic numerals, they go at least back to the middle ages.
en.wikipedia.org
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