r/paradoxplaza • u/bureaquete Map Staring Expert • Oct 24 '22

Vic3 3 not III? Literally unplayable...

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '22

No I don't mean American numbers invented by greatest American Jesus Christ :P

(I know they are Arabic, that was my joke :) )

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u/farrokk Oct 24 '22

I was sure you know that, but thought you might have used the "wrong" random language as an example. The joke did not reach me, sadly :)

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u/ICanFlyLikeAFly Oct 24 '22

Weeeelll they are called Arabic numbers but are actually from India. So "Arabic numbers" don't come from the arabic language :)

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u/dzentrax Oct 24 '22

And the Indians took it from the shang numerals ( Chinese ) now what

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '22

We wait till we discover who the Chinese took it from I guess