When one writes a bank check, one states the amount in two ways, spelling it out as well as numerically, this is to prevent subsequent alteration.
The use of j in roman numerals serves a similar purpose, the last i of several is always written j in a formal record. -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
