Chrsitophe Grandsire:
>Or because we don't have a single word for "ten thousands" (which seems to
>me
>to be the definite explanation ;)) ). As for Asian cultures which do have a
>single word for "ten thousands" but still group figures in threes, that's
>due
>to the fact that they borrowed the Arabic figures from us without adapting
>them
>to their use.
Time for the next instalment of the aperiodic Conlang Conspiracy (tm). We're
all going to consistently use "myriad" for 10,000 till it becomes accepted
usage!
Andreas
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