Re: Latin is not a dead language OR Friday the 13th rises again
Betty Batten 25 Jan 2006 14:46 UTC
Nope, just LIX. bb
Betty Batten, MLS bbatten@friends.edu
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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Lynne Weaver
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 7:55 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Latin is not a dead language OR Friday the 13th
rises again
Here's my candidate from last week: International Financial Statistics
(put out by the Internation Monetary Fund, no less) thinks that the
Roman numeral for 59 is LVIX. I wrote to them about it, suggesting that
they use arabic numerals instead!
Lynne N. Weaver
Serials Coordinator
Lipscomb Library
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503
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434 947-8134 Fax
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[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Diane Dudley
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:53 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Latin is not a dead language OR Friday the 13th
rises again
It seems to be experiencing a rebirth! I received this yesterday.
Yale Literary Magazine Fall 2005 Volume number: xvij . Issue number: ij
(typed as is on the table of contents page) XVIJ number IJ. I assume
this is volume 17, no. 2?
Diane R. Dudley
Periodicals Records Manager
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
P.O. Box 8794
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8794
Phone: 757-221-1697
drdudl@wm.edu