Like the "4 score and seven years ago" type of score.
2007-11-25 07:59:23 · 5 answers · asked by reallycoolperson 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
20 years, so Abe Lincoln was referring to 87 years ago.
2007-11-25 08:05:32 · answer #1 · answered by aprilmay15 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"score" is an amount, not a length, equal to 20, so a score of years, a score of eggs = 20 years, 20 eggs. "4 score and seven years ago" = 4*20 + 7 = 87 years ago.
2007-11-25 08:08:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A score is 20 years.
2007-11-25 08:06:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
20 years.
2007-11-25 08:16:57 · answer #4 · answered by Little Red Hen 2.0 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20 years. So the above would be 87 years ago. Lincoln made that speech in 1863, so if you go back 87 years it will be 1776 which is why he said it. Interesting huh? That's the year we declared our independence from England.
2007-11-25 08:05:21 · answer #5 · answered by Irish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋