Re: Tiny lexicon languages

In a message dated 6/19/99 1:14:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
catty@PACIFICNET.NET writes:

<< Nik Taylor wrote:
 >
 > John Cowan wrote:

 > > But if for * we read +,
 > > then the usual convention is "five plus seven all over three"
 > > vs. "five plus seven over three"
 >
 > Yeah, but when you get into more complex equations it can be nearly
 > impossible to describe it in words, such as X+(Y*Z)/(A+B), and that's
 > not even that complex.

 Why not "open" and "close" for "(" and ")" ??
 I haven't been in a math class for some years.
  >>
In my AP calc class the teacher usually read out loud the answers to the test
after handing it back, and the difference described here was usually
expressed in pauses, e.g. (5+3x)/9 would be "five plus three x . . . over
nine" whereas 5+3x/9 would be "five plus x over three"

pacs precs
Joe Mondello