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Re:Mathematical Notation Is Awful by julian37 on Sunday July 31, 2016 @07:03AM (#12196440)
> It's like saying "Well the plural of mouse is mice but the plural of house isn't hice!"

Yes, that's exactly what he is saying:

> Math is a language that is about as consistent as English, and that's on a good day.

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Re:Mathematical Notation Is Awful by Koshkin on Sunday July 31, 2016 @11:27AM (#12197355)
Except that math is not a language. (Otherwise one could call chemistry a language, too.)
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Re:Mathematical Notation Is Awful by wckronholm on Sunday July 31, 2016 @11:46AM (#12197410)
It might be in Florida. http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/03/01/468695376/french-s...
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