>FWIW . . . In light of the recent discussion about how to write 1999 in Roman
>numerals, I received today my copy of the new _editio typica_ of the Rite of
>Exorcism, and I immediately note that the d
>te is given as MIM. From this I conclude that the Vatican Latinists who serve as
>consultants to the LEV (Libreria Editrice Vaticana) would support Bill East's
>comment that MIM certainly makes for a
>eat and clean way to indicate this year. Of course, this contradicts the rule that I
>also was taught --many years ago-- about subtraction being only from the next higher
>number.
Well, Stan, this debate has now reached the level of authority: you draw upon the
Libreria Editrice Vaticana; I call upon the might of the British Broadcasting
Corporation, which at the end of its program(me)s display MCMXCIX.
It's good to see the LEV modernizing the numeral representation of Latin as well as
its vocabulary! Although their usage would allow Joe to use MIM, I'd prefer the
longer version.
Georgius
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