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Old February 07, 2010, 12:01 PM
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FABULOUS example, thanks, Irmamar!!
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Old February 07, 2010, 12:03 PM
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FABULOUS example, thanks, Irmamar!!
But it's not mine, it was Perikles' example (I translated it into Spanish).
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Old February 07, 2010, 12:13 PM
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But it's not mine, it was Perikles' example (I translated it into Spanish).
Yeah, but I was attempting to overlook the silliness of his response.
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Old February 07, 2010, 12:28 PM
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Yeah, but I was attempting to overlook the silliness of his response.
He was not so silly.
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Old February 07, 2010, 12:35 PM
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Yeah, but I was attempting to overlook the silliness of his response.
Hey - watch it - how did I know which language you wanted?
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I apparently wasn't specific enough. You're like my students who love to argue semantics rather than learn math.
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I apparently wasn't specific enough. You're like my students who love to argue semantics rather than learn math.
All my teachers at school hated me....
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Old February 07, 2010, 01:16 PM
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All my teachers at school hated me....
I doubt it was "hatred" ... but a frustrated appreciation for your ability to notice semantic details and for being literal. The best mathematicians often are so....
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Old February 07, 2010, 01:24 PM
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your ability to notice semantic details and for being literal.....
Like not knowing which language you wanted an answer in.
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The best mathematicians often are so....
How true. My brother, also a mathematician, was once filling in an application form for something, and the first question was male or female?. He replied Yes.
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Old February 07, 2010, 01:36 PM
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How true. My brother, also a mathematician, was once filling in an application form for something, and the first question was male or female?. He replied Yes.
I've heard that joke a bit differently. Instead of asking "gender", some forms ask "sex", and the inevitable answer is yes.
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