Comments on: PlanetMath a free/better alternative to Mathworld? http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/ Daniel Lemire's blog is about life in academia, research in Computer Science, wondering how we can reconcile fast databases and algorithms with the informal and asemantic nature of the world around us. It is broadcasted from Montreal (Canada). Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:52:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Claire http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-153 Claire Sat, 04 Sep 2004 15:48:45 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-153 :) I was about to ask what Creole was but Google has furnished me splendidly. :) I was about to ask what Creole was but Google has furnished me splendidly.

]]> By: didier http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-152 didier Sat, 04 Sep 2004 13:15:27 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-152 As far as I know, the 2 main languages are creole (language of birth), and French (official). As far as I know, the 2 main languages are creole (language of birth), and French (official).

]]> By: Claire http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-151 Claire Sat, 04 Sep 2004 11:32:23 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-151 I think the British understand the Americans better than the Americans understand the British for the same reason. I had no idea they spoke French in Guadeloup. Is the majority there Spanish speaking? I think the British understand the Americans better than the Americans understand the British for the same reason.

I had no idea they spoke French in Guadeloup. Is the majority there Spanish speaking?

]]> By: didier http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-150 didier Sat, 04 Sep 2004 06:55:24 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-150 Daniel - I am from Haiti. If I weren't so far down south (or if you weren't so far up north, however you want to look at it), I'd suggest a meeting ;) . I was googling for stuff concerning the Hermite method for finding the number of roots for a poly, and I found this weird entry from wikipedia on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical_stability">stability of an algorithm</a>. Needless to say, I was pleasontly surprised (and sidetracked in my search). <p> Claire - I can't wait for such book either :) . I know that there are a lot of differences:Guadeloupean, Ivorian, Canadian French have some idioms that I can' t begin to grasp. The accent is different from one nation to another too. And of course, everyone is complaining that the other one doesn't use "proper" French. A simple example of how widly things vary from country to country: I tried having a conversation with someone from Canada once and although I could understand him, he could not understand me. I had been exposed to the Canadian accent, and to most of the idioms (in Haiti, you can get TV programs from Canadian and French national television), so I had no problem understanding him.</p> Daniel - I am from Haiti. If I weren’t so far down south (or if you weren’t so far up north, however you want to look at it), I’d suggest a meeting ;) . I was googling for stuff concerning the Hermite method for finding the number of roots for a poly, and I found this weird entry from wikipedia on the stability of an algorithm. Needless to say, I was pleasontly surprised (and sidetracked in my search).

Claire - I can’t wait for such book either :) . I know that there are a lot of differences:Guadeloupean, Ivorian, Canadian French have some idioms that I can’ t begin to grasp. The accent is different from one nation to another too. And of course, everyone is complaining that the other one doesn’t use “proper” French. A simple example of how widly things vary from country to country: I tried having a conversation with someone from Canada once and although I could understand him, he could not understand me. I had been exposed to the Canadian accent, and to most of the idioms (in Haiti, you can get TV programs from Canadian and French national television), so I had no problem understanding him.

]]> By: Claire http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-149 Claire Fri, 03 Sep 2004 05:53:27 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-149 Ah yes. I was saying French French the way we say English English and American English. :) It'd be fascinating to find a book comparing French speakers in Africa, N.America, Europe etc. There's a book by a woman exploring the Welsh language communities of the world. Perhaps this is a travel book idea for someone. Ah yes. I was saying French French the way we say English English and American English. :)

It’d be fascinating to find a book comparing French speakers in Africa, N.America, Europe etc. There’s a book by a woman exploring the Welsh language communities of the world. Perhaps this is a travel book idea for someone.

]]> By: Daniel Lemire http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-148 Daniel Lemire Thu, 02 Sep 2004 18:55:16 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-148 What is "French French"... you mean French with a Paris accent? You have a Marseille accent which is very different... then you have Belgian French, again very different. I speak French but with a Montreal accent (which you might called Quebecois). Within Quebec, you have at least two types of French accent: Quebec City and Montreal. You can tell by how people say "baleine" for example (whale in English)... I'm no expert, but I'd say that Montreal and Quebec City French are fairly similar to Belgian French. As for "Acadian French", it is another story: they have a totally different French from the other two and they are influenced by the fact that it is a minority language. (However, my training is not in languages... so do not trust me too much.) What is “French French”… you mean French with a Paris accent? You have a Marseille accent which is very different… then you have Belgian French, again very different.

I speak French but with a Montreal accent (which you might called Quebecois). Within Quebec, you have at least two types of French accent: Quebec City and Montreal. You can tell by how people say “baleine” for example (whale in English)…

I’m no expert, but I’d say that Montreal and Quebec City French are fairly similar to Belgian French.

As for “Acadian French”, it is another story: they have a totally different French from the other two and they are influenced by the fact that it is a minority language.

(However, my training is not in languages… so do not trust me too much.)

]]> By: Claire http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-147 Claire Thu, 02 Sep 2004 14:24:17 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-147 What kind of French do you speak? I was reading about Quebecois and Acadian French yesterday. It's got me curious as I'm only familiar with French French. What kind of French do you speak? I was reading about Quebecois and Acadian French yesterday. It’s got me curious as I’m only familiar with French French.

]]> By: Claire http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-146 Claire Thu, 02 Sep 2004 14:22:25 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-146 I found Wikipedia last year. It's my Bible. :) I found Wikipedia last year. It’s my Bible. :)

]]> By: Daniel Lemire http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-145 Daniel Lemire Wed, 01 Sep 2004 23:51:08 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-145 Isn't it amazing??? I hope you know about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page">wikipedia</a>. It is actually not so suprising, how else can you ever hope to build encyclopedia? I don't think it financially viable to pay people to do it, not on the long run, not in a world where we accumulate vast amounts of knowledge at an ever increasing speed. Isn’t it amazing??? I hope you know about wikipedia.
It is actually not so suprising, how else can you ever hope to build encyclopedia? I don’t think it financially viable to pay people to do it, not on the long run, not in a world where we accumulate vast amounts of knowledge at an ever increasing speed.

]]> By: Claire http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-144 Claire Wed, 01 Sep 2004 11:14:46 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2004/08/30/planetmath-a-freebetter-alternative-to-mathworld/#comment-144 I had no idea that sites like this existed. I had no idea that sites like this existed.

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