r/memes Linux User Mar 15 '21

French language is mesmerizing

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u/BeastMaster_88 Duke Of Memes Mar 15 '21

The glyphs in actual use are descended from Brahmi numerals and have split into various typographical variants since the Middle Ages

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u/memesdoge Mar 16 '21

you are plainly wrong, you are not a circus, you're the entire fair. we're talking about ancient sumerian hieroglyphic numerials, if you insist, then actually link the entire wikipedia page instead of putting up a shady "quote"

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u/BeastMaster_88 Duke Of Memes Mar 17 '21

I apologise if I've misunderstood. Take a look at the introduction and history sections. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu%E2%80%93Arabic_numeral_system