Recalling my 4th grade math class, when using Roman numerals, the rule is no
more that 3 of a given character, thus 4 is IV and not IIII. As far as I
personally know, the rule never changed. Just because someone in the 20th
century used it, doesn't mean it's correct. So 42 can accurately only be
written as XLII since XXXXII exceeds the 3 character rule.


"Andrew Barss" wrote in message
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alexy wrote:
: "LarryLev" wrote:

:Just to be annoying, let me point out that the model -- more correctly
:-- should me the MK.XLII
:
: They beat you to it. From the "more information" page:
: :P.S. We know that 42 would correctly be written "XLII" in Roman
numerals,
: :but thought that "XXXXII" just worked better in this case...!



Actually ... both notations are as correct as the other. The substractive
notation (IX instead of VIIII, for example) got accepted very late
in the game. And the non-subtractive got used occasionally even into the
20th century.


-- Andy Barss