Timeline for The origin of the satisfy-verify mixup
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| Jun 7, 2015 at 21:27 | comment | added | ogerard | @GeorgesElencwajg : I really dislike his way of writing and talking about mathematics, the architecture of most of his books, his choice of emphasis, even if he is one very important mathematician of the 20th century with deep contributions to many fields, great and even devastating insight, etc. In the particular case we are discussing I do not think he originated this way of using "verifier" but I hold it to a higher standard than most and I regret that he employs it. | |
| Jun 5, 2015 at 21:39 | comment | added | Georges Elencwajg | @ogerard "This is just a proof that Serre has terrible style" As we French say: better to hear that than be deaf. You might add to your hilarious comment that he is a dreadful mathematician, for good measure. | |
| Jun 5, 2015 at 21:16 | comment | added | ogerard | This is just a proof that Serre has terrible style inherited from at least one of his teachers and that he is not alone among the Bourbaki team whose influence on mathematical writing tradition in France and elsewhere is significant. This is clearly a minor "abus de langage" and its frequency and diffusion does not reduce the absurdity of using an active verb implying consciousness with a mathematical object as a subject. | |
| Jun 4, 2010 at 7:02 | history | edited | Georges Elencwajg | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Jun 4, 2010 at 0:46 | comment | added | Harry Gindi | Great! I would have taken your word for it, but this is proof! | |
| Jun 4, 2010 at 0:44 | vote | accept | Harry Gindi | ||
| Jun 4, 2010 at 0:42 | history | answered | Georges Elencwajg | CC BY-SA 2.5 |