Re: I can't understand a proof in a book.


"water" <waterloo2005@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:feb63037-2390-42f4-987b-554c62adbce4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 1月21日, 下午9时12分, "G.E. Ivey" <george.i...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
He had none.

Go back to William Elliot. A curmdeon after my own heart but he knows his math.

"curmdeon" , what does it mean?

That word was misspelled. The correct spelling is "curmudgeon"
From dictionary.com: a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person

But often, the curmudgeon has a tender side that is being masked with a false front of nastiness. Since Mr. Elliot frequently helps posters with their questions, he would likely fall into this category and not simply bad-tempered, difficult, or cantankerous (in fact, I cannot recall him displaying those attributes, but I have not read that many of his posts).

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