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How did Abraham Lincoln's most famous speech begin?
Fourscore and seven years ago . . .
Did Abraham Lincoln have anything to do with the declaration of independence?
The connection is that Lincoln began his Gettysburg Address in 1863 with the words: "Fourscore and nineteen years ago". The preceeding answer is INCORRECT. Do the math: 1863 minus 1776 equals 87 (fourscore and seven). Look at the Gettysburg Address and READ the first sentence. You will se it starts: "Fourscore and SEVEN years ago"....
What is fourscore and ten years?
Fourscore and ten years refers to a period of 90 years, with "fourscore" meaning 80 years (a score is 20 years) and "ten" adding an additional 10 years. This phrase is often associated with historical or literary contexts, such as in Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. It emphasizes the passage of time in a poetic manner.
What time period is fourscore?
A score is twenty, and fourscore is therefore eighty.
Why does fourscore means eighty?
"Fourscore" means eighty because "score" is an old term that refers to twenty. Therefore, when you multiply four (the "four" in "fourscore") by twenty (the value of a score), you get eighty (4 x 20 = 80). This usage is famously known from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, where he begins with "Four score and seven years ago," meaning 87 years ago.
What is Twoscore to fourscore?
Twoscore refers to 40, as "score" is defined as 20. Therefore, when you say "fourscore," it means 80. In this context, twoscore (40) is half of fourscore (80).
How many years is fourscore and seven years ago?
fourscore and seven years ago means 87 years ago
What do call 20 years?
Twenty years is a score, as in "Fourscore and seven years ago..." Fourscore and seven equals 87.
How man y years is fourscore?
Fourscore refers to a period of 80 years, as "score" means 20 years. Therefore, four times 20 equals 80. This term is often used in historical contexts, such as in Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, where he famously begins with "Four score and seven years ago," referring to 87 years.
How many eggs in a score?
Do you remember Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address? It was delivered in 1863, 87 years after the 1776 US Declaration of Independence. It began, "Fourscore and seven years ago ..." A 'score' is just another way of saying 20. Twenty of anything. It's similar to 'dozen' being just another way of saying 12. Fourscore is four times 20, or 80. Fourscore and seven is 80 plus seven, or 87. Lincoln could have begun his speech by saying, "Eighty seven years ago." But, "Fourscore and seven years ago" was a much more memorable way of expressing the same time frame. Way back then, eloquent oratory was a highly valued skill. Unlike today, with 'Yo, dude' and its ilk.
How much is in a fourscore?
Two weeks
Meaning of one hundred and fourscore and five thousand?
a score is twenty so one hundred and fourscore and five thousand is 5180!
