Hi Roger, I am a bit confused (not the first time :) ) In the case of Evoke (m~), I thought m was a noun. I think I may be misunderstanding this on a conceptual level, as I don't see how Evoke modifies a verb. With regard to the use of 'tricky', I would completely agree that this is a subjective view, and probably shouldn't be used when introducing concepts.
Cheers, bob On 2010-11-22, at 9:47 AM, Roger Hui wrote: > I have not viewed the videos. I have read the text > of the first link and there is a factual error: > > The tricky part is that to be truly useful the adverb > changes its action depending on what part of speech > it is modifying ... > > This is incorrect because an adverb always modifies a verb, > just like its most common use in English. > > I would also argue with your assertion that adverbs are > tricky, but that's a matter of opinion. "Everyone" > understands run quickly, eat quickly, talk quickly, etc. > For the mathematically inclined you can also mention > "function family". > > What _is_ tricky is the alternative model/explanation > that adverbs replace. There you have to offer a tortured > and intimidating explanation of function vs. operator, > Heaviside operator, tensor analysis, etc. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: bob therriault <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, November 22, 2010 9:33 > Subject: [Jchat] A visual look at the Reflexive Adverb > To: [email protected] > >> Greetings, >> >> I've posted two screencasts on the use of adverbs in J. >> >> The first is a look at J adverbs in general using ~ as an >> example [1] and the second is a more specific look at the >> Reflexive Adverb [2]. I look forward to feedback. >> >> Cheers, bob >> >> [1] http://bobtherriault.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/those-tricky- >> adverbs/[2] >> http://bobtherriault.wordpress.com/2010/11/22/reflexive-adverb- >> monadic/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
