Re: [OT Why GB English is different] Re: Mozilla firefox en-gb

["Daniel B." <REMOVEdanielTHIS@fgm.com>]

William Ballard wrote:

> On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 06:36:48PM +0100, Oliver Elphick wrote:
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> >        "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this
>
>
> That's poetical language.  

I don't think so.

Numbers were said differently in the past.  (Remember "four and twenty
blackbirds..."?)

Also, the French version of 80 is basicly "four-twenties" (just like
four score).


> Plus, it's half the time of the way back.

87 is half of what?


Daniel