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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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What does "four score, sven years ago" mean?
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In English, a "score" is twenty, just as a "dozen" is twelve. So four score years is 4 X 20 years, or eighty years. "
- In English, a "score" is twenty, just as a "dozen" is twelve.
- So four score years is 4 X 20 years, or eighty years.
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In English, a "score" is twenty, just as a "dozen" is twelve.
So four score years is 4 X 20 years, or eighty years.
"And seven" means "add seven to that." = 87 years
"Ago" means "in the past, prior to the present date."
So four score years is 4 X 20 years, or eighty years.
"And seven" means "add seven to that." = 87 years
"Ago" means "in the past, prior to the present date."
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