Re: [math-fun] something linguistic

See http://projecteuclid.org/download/pdf_1/euclid.em/1062620828 which as I recall proves that the homophony group of English is trivial. Jim Propp On Friday, September 25, 2015, Michael Kleber <michael.kleber@gmail.com> wrote:

Brought to mind by Wouter's question is: Consider the group generated by the letters A through Z, with the relations that any two English homonyms are equal. Prove that the groups is trivial.

Wouter's question was to show h is trivial, so 25 letters to go :-).

--Michael

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