That apostrophe is wrong, because the
se
after who
already takes care of the "from" function. Same in other Germanic languages like Dutch (van wie = wiens) and German (von wem = wessen).
That apostrophe is wrong, because the
se
after who
already takes care of the "from" function. Yep, I agree, but I was making a, possibly cryptic, maybe facetious, comment about apostrophes when used to denote ownership. Language is free and it evolves - let it.
That is not a law of nature, that is a human convention which only applies in the countries that signed and ratified the Sciences and Maths Applied Convention of Kaliningrad (SMACK) of 1928.dorsetUK wrote: ⤴Fri Sep 04, 2020 6:18 am For simpler Maths, BODMAS, is a helpful acronym. Although being pedantic, it's not actually an acronym as we need to ignore the 'O'.
B = Brackets. Do what's in them first.
D = Division. Then do any of them.
M = Multiplication. Do them.
A = Addition. Their turn.
S = Subtraction. Last but not least.
Not for us who use reverse polish. An HP calculator user since the mid 70's, love my HP15CFor simpler Maths, BODMAS, is a helpful acronym. Although being pedantic, it's not actually an acronym as we need to ignore the 'O'.
Hi AndyMH - can you explain what you're 'hsilop' ing? Or are you 'sanding' your calculator?
Hi GS3, I couldn't agree more - but if, as 'conventionised', it works, then only monkeys care when.
Until 1945, Kaliningrad was called Königsberg. A German city, former capital of Prussia even. So I think that convention name can't be quite correct....
Reverse Polish? Is that like "Double Dutch"?
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Yes (I would say "yep" but this is a grammar thread). I frequently use one on my desktop when I'm at home. My "dumb as rocks" flip phone has one on it but I prefer to use the little solar powered one I have in my purse since I prefer to leave the phone turned off.
If you use a standard business calculator, what you find is it only adds. However, by flipping the value of a particular entry to negative, you get the equivalent of subtraction.
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My 11 year old son and I still do. We each have our own. I've had mine for going on 30 years.
I still have my Daddy's old slide rule. I was still learning how to use it when my parents gave me my first electronic portable calculator. I used the snot out of it for the next 20 years or so until my daughter appropriated it. I tend to use things until the wear out, don't meet my needs, or otherwise don't work anymore. I have an early Micronta (old Radio Shack brand) DVOM that's at least 34-40 years old and it still works just fine for use around the house. The little solar calculator in my purse is at least 20 or more years old. I have tools that are older than I am (and I'm in my seventies).slipstick wrote: ⤴Fri Sep 04, 2020 2:41 pm
Yes - slide rule (Ricoh 151) and soroban (abacus).
Seriously, I have an HP-42S that I used for many years until I got a smart phone just a few years ago. I have a 42S simulator on the phone. I also have an RPN calculator (Galculator) on my Linux desktop. But I do like to use the slide rule and abacus regularly to stay in practice and because I enjoy using them.
I still have, though do not use any more despite it still being functional, my first calculator from forty seven years ago. It was a half price offer from New Scientist magazine for £17-00 at a time when calculators were still a novel invention, and I hate to think what the equivalent price in modern currency would be. It has a tiny red display and eats batteries for breakfast. In the near future it may be a valuable as an antique!