lazyfrog 0 #1 September 25, 2003 up to you to translate : Encore aujourd'hui, de nombreuses personnes, en ecrivant le chiffre sept utilisent une barre supplementaire horizontale au milieu du chiffre. La plupart des typographies l'ont fait disparaitre aujourd'hui, comme vous pouvez le constater ici : 7 Mais savez-vous pourquoi a survecu cette barre jusqu'a nos jours ? Il faut remonter bien loin, aux temps bibliques. Lorsque Moise eut gravi le mont Sinai, et que les 10 commandements lui furent dictes, il redescendit vers son peuple et leur lut, a haute et forte voix, chaque commandement. Arrive au Septieme, il enonca : "Tu ne desireras pas la femme de ton prochain" Et la, de nombreuses voix s'eleverent parmi le peuple lui criant: "Barre le sept, barre le sept !!!" ---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,589 #2 September 25, 2003 LMFAO!! My French is very rusty, but this is worth sharing, and somehow I don't think Babelfish would do it justice Many people still put a bar across the number seven when writing it. However, most typefaces don't, as you can see: 7 But do you know why the bar went there in the first place? You have to go back to Biblical times. After Moses climbed Mount Sinai, and God dictated the 10 commandments to him, he came down. He read each commandment to the people, loud and clear. When he got to the seventh, he said: "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife" and at that, everyone cried out: "Seven should be barred!!! Seven should be barred!!!" Wendy W. (sharing culture everywhere )There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
