"Score" simply means 20 in English.
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." (Abraham Lincoln)
1 score = 20 years 1 score = 20 years
In fact, score does not equal 50 - score equals 20. "Four score and seven years ago" is equal to 4 x 20 + 7 = 87 years.
A score is 20.
20 years
A score in time eans 20 years "four score and seven years ago" means 87
Four score and six years is equal to 86 years. It is a historical way of expressing a time period in terms of 20-year increments.
a score is 20 years
A score is twenty years. So four score and seven is (4 X 20) + 7 years or 87 years. However, the usual quote is three score and ten years (70 years) which represented the life expectancy in those days.
1 score = 20 years 1 score = 20 years
In fact, score does not equal 50 - score equals 20. "Four score and seven years ago" is equal to 4 x 20 + 7 = 87 years.
1 year and 8 months is equal to 1 score. You can also write it as 1.75 years or 1 and 3/4 years. 1 score is equal to 20 months.
A score is 20.
20 years.
Seven score and fourteen years.
A score is equal to 20 years.
a score
one score is equal to 20 (4 score and 7 years ago=87 years ago)