There are only ten images in math ... one through nine and a zero (now in the white house) and no matter the operation, whether adding, subtracting, dividing or multiplying, the human brain is asked to deal with only two.
And now we have calculators .... so the math is not the issue ... changing the language IS.
Centuries ago, Rush frequently reminded us that words have meanings .... perhaps he should resurrect that statement.
I didn't say anything about the language; I was replying to someone upthread who had commented that he'd used the expanded form even through grad-school.
There are only ten images in math ... one through nine and a zero (now in the white house) and no matter the operation, whether adding, subtracting, dividing or multiplying, the human brain is asked to deal with only two.
True.
And now we have calculators .... so the math is not the issue ... changing the language IS.
I would disagree here — if it were not an issue we would as-a-country not be so terrible at it.
For example, when I was in college I was pretty good at math, and I found that extremely disheartening as I don't consider myself good and feel sorry for those worse at it than I.
Centuries ago, Rush frequently reminded us that words have meanings .... perhaps he should resurrect that statement
Oh, I fully agree that they do.
Too bad that they're frequently ignored in our political-/legal-system. (I refer, of course, to the constitutions of the various states and the constitution for the US as well.)