Tuesday
Nov182008
A Letter a Week: R
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 06:00AM 
It was hard to think of something for the letter R. Everything I could think of was beyond my artistic ability.
I was reading a new book about the history of letters and it clicked; our alphabet is fashioned on the Roman alphabet. . .one thing led to another and so R is for Roman Numerals.
Here's a quick review in case it's been a while since you've worked with Roman numerals:
I 1 unus
V 5 quinque
X 10 decem
L 50 quinquaginta
C 100 centum
D 500 quingenti
M 1000 mille
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Reader Comments (7)
Good call for our R-day! I used to teach Roman numerals to my fourth graders and really thought it lots of fun.
I think this is a perfect post for you and your talent. Roman numerals...I'll bet no one else posts this word.
Perfect. L and D are the ones I always mix up.
When i was thinking about "R" post, i thought of "Religion" and i thought of you, too. But a negative comment i received to my "My world" post made me change my mind and make a post for something else. I like your post and i really enjoy your blog. It doesn't matter that we are from different religions. Love and faith go well with any religion.
What a great choice for the letter R.
And now you have got me interested in doing more RESEARCH on Roman numerals.
Thank you.
Bear((( )))
I like the way you're doing a series. What happens when you get to Z?
Lovely as usual! I remember learning roman numerals in fifth grade (1930). I notice that they are also an entry of last resort on crossword puzzles where no word will fit. Thank you for the little refresher course!