10 Mar
2016
10 Mar
'16
5:59 p.m.
Which reminds me of an oft-repeated bit of math folklore: A review of a certain math paper read: "This paper fills a much-needed gap in the literature." I wonder if this is apocryphal. Or is it pocryphal? —Dan
On Mar 10, 2016, at 4:54 PM, Fred Lunnon <fred.lunnon@gmail.com> wrote:
How often have you heard some hagiographically overambitious (or just maybe purposefully devious?) individual hold forth along the lines of "Wally's contribution to this project cannot be underestimated!"
Slippery things, double negatives --- especially when combined with an inability to distinguish the possible from the acceptable.