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  • D Daniel Pfeffer

    Shouldn't that be "for us pedants"? :) (The same form as "for us the living")

    Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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    PIEBALDconsult
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    Ah, self-identifying, very good.

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    • L Lost User

      As usual, it takes a foreigner to point out our bad English. :mad:

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      Daniel Pfeffer
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      Richard MacCutchan wrote:

      it takes a foreigner

      I beg your pardon! I, my parents, and three out of four of my grandparents were all born in London. We emigrated to Israel when I was a child.

      Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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      • D Daniel Pfeffer

        Richard MacCutchan wrote:

        it takes a foreigner

        I beg your pardon! I, my parents, and three out of four of my grandparents were all born in London. We emigrated to Israel when I was a child.

        Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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        Lost User
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        In that case, I apologise.

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        • L Lost User

          In that case, I apologise.

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          Daniel Pfeffer
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          No need to apologise. I just wanted to point out that grammar is not quite extinct even among the "youf". :) Sorry if I came on a bit too hard.

          Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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          • D Daniel Pfeffer

            Shouldn't that be "for us pedants"? :) (The same form as "for us the living")

            Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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            Chris C B
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            Almost certainly not! :-\ The ellipsis after 'pedants' indicates this phrase is part of a sentence, in which case the subject would be 'pedants' and the previous pronoun would take the same form - as in "We the people...". The grammar pedant strikes again! :laugh:

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            • C Chris C B

              Almost certainly not! :-\ The ellipsis after 'pedants' indicates this phrase is part of a sentence, in which case the subject would be 'pedants' and the previous pronoun would take the same form - as in "We the people...". The grammar pedant strikes again! :laugh:

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              Daniel Pfeffer
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              Perhaps I was wrong. (Wouldn't be the first time...) EDIT: It all depends on whether Madison or Lincoln was the better grammarian. :)

              Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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              • D Daniel Pfeffer

                Perhaps I was wrong. (Wouldn't be the first time...) EDIT: It all depends on whether Madison or Lincoln was the better grammarian. :)

                Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                Chris C B
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                It is possible to construct a sentence following the ellipsis where 'pedants' is not the subject, but it would be a cumbersome construct.

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                • C Chris C B

                  Almost certainly not! :-\ The ellipsis after 'pedants' indicates this phrase is part of a sentence, in which case the subject would be 'pedants' and the previous pronoun would take the same form - as in "We the people...". The grammar pedant strikes again! :laugh:

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                  CPallini
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                  But, what would be the target of 'for'?

                  "In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?" -- Rigoletto

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                  • D Daniel Pfeffer

                    No need to apologise. I just wanted to point out that grammar is not quite extinct even among the "youf". :) Sorry if I came on a bit too hard.

                    Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                    Lost User
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                    Daniel Pfeffer wrote:

                    Sorry if I came on a bit too hard.

                    Be assured you did not, no apology necessary.

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                    • P PIEBALDconsult

                      On another site, I just saw a post saying, "My OnlyFans is under 5‼️" :omg:

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                      jsc42
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                      5!! ~= 6.6895029134491270575881180540904e+198 That is about 4.84e+188 times older than the universe, assuming that the units are years (and that the universe is 1.38e10 years old) I may be a pedant but I am not pedantic

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                        5!! ~= 6.6895029134491270575881180540904e+198 That is about 4.84e+188 times older than the universe, assuming that the units are years (and that the universe is 1.38e10 years old) I may be a pedant but I am not pedantic

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                        PIEBALDconsult
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                        I believe the units would be U.S. Dollars, but I didn't research it further.

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                        • J jsc42

                          5!! ~= 6.6895029134491270575881180540904e+198 That is about 4.84e+188 times older than the universe, assuming that the units are years (and that the universe is 1.38e10 years old) I may be a pedant but I am not pedantic

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                          MarkTJohnson
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                          The Calculator on my Mac says 5! = 120 120! = Not a number. (Actually starts at 102!)

                          I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.

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                            The Calculator on my Mac says 5! = 120 120! = Not a number. (Actually starts at 102!)

                            I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.

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                            Daniel Pfeffer
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                            Use [Stirling's Approximation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling's\_approximation) to estimate N! for larger N. ln(n!) = n ln(n) - n + O(ln(n))

                            Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                            • M MarkTJohnson

                              The Calculator on my Mac says 5! = 120 120! = Not a number. (Actually starts at 102!)

                              I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.

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                              jsc42
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                              I used the calculator that comes as part of Windows (in Scientific mode)

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