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Re: Fourier transform

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2012-03-24 23:24, Jan Burse skrev:
> Lew schrieb:
>> "Phenomenon" is not usually considered a short word in English.
> 
> My saying, and "phaenomen" is a german word, and its
> one letter shorter than the english word.

I can give you a shorter word: it's "fenomen" in Swedish, and note that
I am not too lazy to hit the shift key when it's called for.

> I guess S.R. was heading to his english library and
> guzzling through the physical filing cabinet they
> still have there, and did find gibbs phaenomen.
> 
> Hint: use google. BTW: My general opinion is that
> it doesn't make sense to orthographically correct
> any posts on comp.* or somesuch. These posts are
> not assumed to go into print.

Doesn't matter. Correct ortography is easier to read, and you already
lost several weeks' worth of saved keystrokes by quibbling.

> They are supposed to be an informal exchange
> of bits and bytes. Where would it end if you
> orthographically correct for example posts from
> people who use english more sloppily than I do?
> 
> Otherwise I demand a full proof reading by S.R.,
> and not only a pick on the text such as:
> 
>    "Gibbs phenomenon"
> 
> The next error is:
> 
>    "Dirichlet conditions"
> 
> i.e. plural and the name upper case.
> 


-- 
Lars Enderin

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  Re: Fourier transform Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-03-21 07:46 -0700
  Re: Fourier transform glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-03-21 18:08 +0000
    Re: Fourier transform v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert) - 2012-03-21 22:59 +0000
      Re: Fourier transform glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-03-22 03:46 +0000
  Re: Fourier transform Frank Langelage <frank@lafr.de> - 2012-03-21 20:35 +0100
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    Re: Fourier transform Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-03-24 12:34 +0100
      Re: Fourier transform Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-03-24 21:40 +0100
      Re: Fourier transform Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-03-24 21:52 +0100
        Re: Fourier transform Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-03-24 22:17 +0100
          Re: Fourier transform Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-24 18:52 -0400
            Re: Fourier transform Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-03-25 00:34 +0100
        Re: Fourier transform Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-03-24 14:55 -0700
          Re: Fourier transform Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-03-24 23:24 +0100
            Re: Fourier transform Lars Enderin <lars.enderin@telia.com> - 2012-03-24 23:39 +0100
              Re: Fourier transform Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-03-24 23:44 +0100
                Re: Fourier transform Lars Enderin <lars.enderin@telia.com> - 2012-03-24 23:53 +0100
                Re: Fourier transform Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-03-25 00:27 +0100
              Re: Fourier transform Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-03-24 23:46 +0100
        Re: Fourier transform Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-03-24 19:44 -0700
          Re: Fourier transform Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-03-25 14:30 -0700
            Re: Fourier transform Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-03-25 20:42 -0700
              Re: Fourier transform "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-03-26 09:48 -0400
                Re: Fourier transform Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-03-26 16:06 +0200
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