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shiandow • today at 10:06 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

I'm not sure why but using X instead of the word "times" annoys me. Probably because one of the first things I got taught at university is that mathematical notation is not prose and shouldn't be used as such.


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spiderfarmer • today at 10:32 AM

But what about “got taught” instead of “was taught” and the missing comma before “but”?

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cubefox • today at 11:07 AM

I wonder whether "10" in "10×" also counts as mathematical notation. Or if just "ten times" is allowed.

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