2007-09-06 13:38:46 · 11 answers · asked by GVG 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
just a style thing. It is sometimes done with z's as well
2007-09-06 13:43:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes the way the people make the #1 or the #2, you can't tell if it's a 7 or a 1 or a 2. So the line clears it up. Sometimes I do it myself. Great question; deserves a star! :)
2007-09-06 20:47:43 · answer #2 · answered by LadyLynn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to differentiate it from 1, because in europe 1 is written with the little line, the way it's typed on computers.
but not everyone does it.
i actually found more people crossing their sevens in north america than in europe.
2007-09-06 20:47:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To avoid confusion with the number 1.
2007-09-06 20:43:23 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin M 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yeah I'm not in Europe but I put a line through my 7's, z's and sometimes 0's.
2007-09-06 20:45:11 · answer #5 · answered by arghmatey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Damn! Kevin beat me to it. Its to avoid confusion with the number 1 since it looks similar.
2007-09-06 20:44:16 · answer #6 · answered by Uliju 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is just to avoid confusion with 1.
2007-09-06 20:47:37 · answer #7 · answered by Tamer U 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just to make sure they differentiate the numbers but there is no particular reason
2007-09-06 20:48:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
makes the seven look like a seven.
2007-09-06 20:47:42 · answer #9 · answered by san 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to help distinguish it from other numbers
2007-09-06 20:44:15 · answer #10 · answered by Keeping Watch in the Night 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋