Paul Gilmartin wrote:
Likewise, I consider teaching Roman numerals a waste of time.
Roman numerals are rife in our culture - just look at the credits of any film or television program. I also recall a, perhaps apocryphal, story about a Chicago edifice generally referred to as the McMix building after an inscription on its portico.
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