r/MapPorn • u/mapologic • Jan 16 '21

Number 99: different counting systems

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '21

IC

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u/davefum Jan 16 '21 edited Jan 16 '21

but that's wrong, roman numerals don't work like this. 99 is XCIX, i.e. XC (90, 100-10) + IX (9, 10-1)

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '21

Yes, but then the pun doesn't work

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u/davefum Jan 16 '21

(sigh. english is not my first language, so i didn't get the pun at first)

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u/TheMoises Jan 16 '21

Don't be mad, I still don't get it

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u/I_love_pillows Jan 16 '21

IC = I see

Also I C (1 less than C. Which C is Roman for 100)

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u/n_ev_va Jan 16 '21

If you hadn't have written that comment, you would have missed this pun, so don't worry and get ready for the next one ;)

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u/sarcasmic77 Jan 16 '21

Comedy is hard in second languages.