Canadian Style Tip #10: Roman numerals

This post is part of the Canadian Style series.

5.25 Roman numerals

Roman numerals are becoming increasingly rare, but they still have the following uses:

  • names of rulers, aristocrats, and the names of ships, racing cars and space vehicles
  • numbers of volumes, chapters, tables, plates, acts and other divisions of a book or play
  • Government of Canada statutes
  • years, centuries, and recurring events of ajor importance

By Kim Siever

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2 comments

  1. Not to be picky, but “Rommans” doesn’t looks a bit fat ‘cos of the m-zymes ?

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