Re: Anti-humanistic mathematics was Re: Humanistic mathematics (Cantor's Theory)

Jesse F. Hughes wrote:

> Robin Chapman <rjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> My point stands. Why is de Bruijn writing in american instead
>> of in standard English?
>
> Your point? Who cares why?
>
> Is it incorrect for a non-American to use American spellings?

Is there any reason for a non-american to use american spellings?

In de Bruijn's case there is an extra irony.
Why has a soi-disant radical and apologist for Maoism been linguistically
colonized by a capitalist superpower?

--
Robin Chapman, www.maths.ex.ac.uk/~rjc/rjc.html
"Elegance is an algorithm"
Iain M. Banks, _The Algebraist_
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