| Hmm, can some english speaker give me a hand? |
by Control |
2005-02-14 01:50:24 |
'... calculate the pythagorean distance to ...' or '... calculate the Pythagorean distance to ...'
I know that 'Pythagoras' would be capitalized, because it's a name, but what about the adjective 'pythagorean'? Intuitively, I'd have said lowercase, but my spellchecker insists it's uppercase. |
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You could use... | by NorthernCoder | 2005-02-14 01:59:11 |
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Make it upper. | by saminz | 2005-02-14 01:59:34 |
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I would use upper case | by nix | 2005-02-14 02:00:01 |
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Hmm, is this a variant of Naruki's Law? | by dodrian | 2005-02-14 03:01:30 |
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I believe that the *spirit* of Naruki's law | by LionsPhil | 2005-02-14 03:05:42 |
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Apostrophe's | by JimK | 2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
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Hmm? | by LionsPhil | 2005-02-14 03:20:50 |
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Sorry, | by JimK | 2005-02-14 03:42:18 |
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Obligatory Bob the Angry Flower link: | by LionsPhil | 2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
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OOPS! I normally don't make that mistake :-( (n/t) | by nix | 2005-02-14 08:45:05 |
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Upper case, it is a proper name for the... | by retiqlum2 | 2005-02-14 03:05:41 |
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Ok, thanks everyone | by Control | 2005-02-14 03:46:40 |
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Another question has surfaced | by Control | 2005-02-14 04:02:29 |
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Same. Yes. Definitely. | by saminz | 2005-02-14 04:14:37 |
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rational backup: | by saminz | 2005-02-14 04:15:45 |
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Ok, thanks | by Control | 2005-02-14 04:18:13 |
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Aha. That's how you do it ! | by saminz | 2005-02-14 04:21:38 |
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*Blush*, *Smirk* - Loss for words | by Control | 2005-02-14 04:25:36 |
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Ok *hypnotizes* | by saminz | 2005-02-14 04:31:11 |
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According to dictionary.com | by Control | 2005-02-14 04:15:52 |
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Cartesian | by JimK | 2005-02-14 04:16:28 |
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or Philosophers | by Calebar | 2005-02-14 10:34:53 |
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To further confuse the issue, . . . | by HadEnuf | 2005-02-14 07:43:15 |
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It's largely a style question. Your choice. | by Llyr | 2005-02-14 08:05:44 |
