Re: [sage-devel] Code vs codes

2016-04-20 Thread John Cremona
On 20 April 2016 at 15:51, rjf wrote: > Wandering even further off topic, I think that using the verb "to code" is > a convention > with the effect, intentional or not, of diminishing the importance of > programming > in a problem-solving situation. Not always, but sometimes.

Re: [sage-devel] Code vs codes

2016-04-20 Thread rjf
Wandering even further off topic, I think that using the verb "to code" is a convention with the effect, intentional or not, of diminishing the importance of programming in a problem-solving situation. Not always, but sometimes. For example, a graduate student (say, in physics) will "solve"

Re: [sage-devel] Code vs codes

2016-04-20 Thread Erik Bray
On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 8:27 PM, Fredrik Johansson wrote: > On Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 9:34:13 AM UTC+2, Erik Bray wrote: >> >> On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 3:11 AM, William Stein wrote: >> > On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Kwankyu Lee

Re: [sage-devel] Code vs codes

2016-04-19 Thread Fredrik Johansson
On Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 9:34:13 AM UTC+2, Erik Bray wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 3:11 AM, William Stein > wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Kwankyu Lee > wrote: > >> Which one is correct? > >> > >> (1) "This is based on code by A

Re: [sage-devel] Code vs codes

2016-04-19 Thread John Cremona
On 19 April 2016 at 08:34, Erik Bray wrote: > On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 3:11 AM, William Stein wrote: >> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Kwankyu Lee wrote: >>> Which one is correct? >>> >>> (1) "This is based on code by A and B" >>>

Re: [sage-devel] Code vs codes

2016-04-19 Thread Dima Pasechnik
unless they are error-correcting codes. These can me pluralised just fine... On Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 8:34:13 AM UTC+1, Erik Bray wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 3:11 AM, William Stein > wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Kwankyu Lee >

Re: [sage-devel] Code vs codes

2016-04-19 Thread Erik Bray
On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 3:11 AM, William Stein wrote: > On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Kwankyu Lee wrote: >> Which one is correct? >> >> (1) "This is based on code by A and B" >> (2) "This is based on codes by A and B" >> (3) "This is based on the codes by

Re: [sage-devel] Code vs codes

2016-04-18 Thread Kwankyu Lee
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Re: [sage-devel] Code vs codes

2016-04-18 Thread William Stein
On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Kwankyu Lee wrote: > Which one is correct? > > (1) "This is based on code by A and B" > (2) "This is based on codes by A and B" > (3) "This is based on the codes by A and B" > > I am just curious. I am not a native English speaker. In

[sage-devel] Code vs codes

2016-04-18 Thread Kwankyu Lee
Which one is correct? (1) "This is based on code by A and B" (2) "This is based on codes by A and B" (3) "This is based on the codes by A and B" I am just curious. I am not a native English speaker. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel"