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Re:Where and When Did the Symbols "+" and "–" Originate? by ghc on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @08:50AM (#5368009)
Similarly, in Japan one pronunciation of 4 is also the word for death, so it's frequently omitted.
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Re:Where and When Did the Symbols "+" and "–" Originate? by rucker on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @10:07AM (#5368411)
This is also true in China (at least in Mandarin-speaking regions, I don't know about Cantonese or other dialects).
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Re:Where and When Did the Symbols "+" and "–" Originate? by hcolomb on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @03:13PM (#5370463)
Also in Korea because of the Sino-Korean word for 4.
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Re:Where and When Did the Symbols "+" and "–" Originate? by oftenwrong on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @03:39PM (#5370623)
The Japanese pronunciation in question is the Chinese-derived pronunciation for both 四 and 死.
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