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   • CommentAuthorTim_Porter
   • CommentTimeFeb 5th 2014
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   Author: Tim_Porter
   Format: MarkdownItexI 'corrected' the title of [[Serre's criterion of affineness]]. I don't like that word `affineness'!

   I ’corrected’ the title of Serre’s criterion of affineness. I don’t like that word ‘affineness’!

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   • CommentAuthorTodd_Trimble
   • CommentTimeFeb 5th 2014
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   Author: Todd_Trimble
   Format: MarkdownItexAffinity? ;-) (Speaking of spelling, I corrected the spelling of Akhil's name.) I actually think "affineness", however irritating it might be to lovers of Latin, is correct from the standpoint of mathematical grammar. That is, there is a long-standing mathematical habit of tacking -ness on to an adjective, to connote "the condition of being [that adjective]". You should talk to Jim Dolan some time, to see what these sorts of grammatical considerations lead him to say!

   Affinity? ;-) (Speaking of spelling, I corrected the spelling of Akhil’s name.)

   I actually think “affineness”, however irritating it might be to lovers of Latin, is correct from the standpoint of mathematical grammar. That is, there is a long-standing mathematical habit of tacking -ness on to an adjective, to connote “the condition of being [that adjective]”. You should talk to Jim Dolan some time, to see what these sorts of grammatical considerations lead him to say!

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   • CommentAuthorTobyBartels
   • CommentTimeFeb 6th 2014
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   Author: TobyBartels
   Format: MarkdownItexNobody likes it when I say "unicity".

   Nobody likes it when I say “unicity”.

4. • CommentRowNumber4.
   • CommentAuthorTodd_Trimble
   • CommentTimeFeb 6th 2014
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   Author: Todd_Trimble
   Format: MarkdownItexHa, ha, Toby! I remember that conversation from the Café. Long time ago, bro. :-)

   Ha, ha, Toby! I remember that conversation from the Café. Long time ago, bro. :-)