Difference between Eighty and Fourscore

What is the difference between Eighty and Fourscore?

Eighty as a numeral is the cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in roman numerals as lxxx and in arabic numerals as 80. ordinal: eightieth. while Fourscore as a noun is eighty

Eighty

Part of speech: numeral

Definition: The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80. Ordinal: eightieth.

Example sentence: The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion.

Fourscore

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Eighty

We hope you now know whether to use Eighty or Fourscore in your sentence.

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