Comments on: Does this make me a polymath? http://www.sellingwaves.com/2006/09/05/does-this-make-me-a-polymath/ A graduate student in mathematics and a modern languages major take on politics and culture with the following aspirational motto: ‘Deregulate your mind.’ Sun, 03 Jul 2011 09:03:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sputzele http://www.sellingwaves.com/2006/09/05/does-this-make-me-a-polymath/#comment-49270 sputzele Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:00:42 +0000 http://www.sellingwaves.com/2006/09/05/does-this-make-me-a-polymath/#comment-49270 <p>It appear that the thing about Inuits have more words for snow is a pure.. tale.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimo<em>words</em>for_snow should have checked first.. </p> <p>For your reply: take your time.. I will also check and precise my blabla..</p> <p>Regards.</p> It appear that the thing about Inuits have more words for snow is a pure.. tale.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimowordsfor_snow should have checked first..

For your reply: take your time.. I will also check and precise my blabla..

Regards.

]]> By: Sputzele http://www.sellingwaves.com/2006/09/05/does-this-make-me-a-polymath/#comment-48850 Sputzele Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:01:16 +0000 http://www.sellingwaves.com/2006/09/05/does-this-make-me-a-polymath/#comment-48850 <p>Thank you for cleaning up my mess. Re comments: whenever no hurry: have to work also on more substantial stuff no doubt-- and comments of course if the issue is of interest to you.. when you do that- leave a comment with the link to your elucubrations on my page merci d'avance.. Putzele</p> Thank you for cleaning up my mess. Re comments: whenever no hurry: have to work also on more substantial stuff no doubt– and comments of course if the issue is of interest to you.. when you do that- leave a comment with the link to your elucubrations on my page merci d’avance.. Putzele

]]> By: shonk http://www.sellingwaves.com/2006/09/05/does-this-make-me-a-polymath/#comment-48803 shonk Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:43:45 +0000 http://www.sellingwaves.com/2006/09/05/does-this-make-me-a-polymath/#comment-48803 <p>Done.</p> <p>I'll try to formulate an answer to your question later tonight or tomorrow.</p> Done.

I’ll try to formulate an answer to your question later tonight or tomorrow.

]]> By: Sputzele http://www.sellingwaves.com/2006/09/05/does-this-make-me-a-polymath/#comment-48758 Sputzele Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:31:16 +0000 http://www.sellingwaves.com/2006/09/05/does-this-make-me-a-polymath/#comment-48758 <p>Please, young man, can you delete then all my former 3 comments, here is a cleaner formulation of what I had wanted to say….about the issue of language precisions and translations <a href="http://putzele.livejournal.com/30206.html">Maybe you can develop some thoughts on this problem</a></p> Please, young man, can you delete then all my former 3 comments, here is a cleaner formulation of what I had wanted to say….about the issue of language precisions and translations Maybe you can develop some thoughts on this problem

]]> By: shonk http://www.sellingwaves.com/2006/09/05/does-this-make-me-a-polymath/#comment-48743 shonk Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:01:42 +0000 http://www.sellingwaves.com/2006/09/05/does-this-make-me-a-polymath/#comment-48743 <p>I don't know that <i>all</i> translations of Molière are bad; I just know that Frame's isn't very good.</p> <p>I've actually read a couple of Robbe-Grillet's books (in translation). If I ever have the time to seriously sit down and try to improve my French, I'll give the books you recommend a look (and, obviously, ask my brother), but that will probably have to wait for a few years.</p> I don’t know that all translations of Molière are bad; I just know that Frame’s isn’t very good.

I’ve actually read a couple of Robbe-Grillet’s books (in translation). If I ever have the time to seriously sit down and try to improve my French, I’ll give the books you recommend a look (and, obviously, ask my brother), but that will probably have to wait for a few years.

]]> By: Sputzele http://www.sellingwaves.com/2006/09/05/does-this-make-me-a-polymath/#comment-48726 Sputzele Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:01:12 +0000 http://www.sellingwaves.com/2006/09/05/does-this-make-me-a-polymath/#comment-48726 <p>I do not see a reason for which the English translators of Molière should be bad....anyhow.. I wouldn't know. may I kindly suggest you to try reading books in "easier French" than Molière's to start with? You shall be able to boost your French <a href="http://putzele.livejournal.com/26008.html" rel="nofollow"> this should do for getting you into reading in French and no trivial books either </a></p> I do not see a reason for which the English translators of Molière should be bad….anyhow.. I wouldn’t know. may I kindly suggest you to try reading books in “easier French” than Molière’s to start with? You shall be able to boost your French this should do for getting you into reading in French and no trivial books either

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