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This is completely besides the matter, but reading "provably" in the abstract is a frank reminder of how terrible English spelling/pronounciation is. I can't im
by loufe 4y ago
This is completely besides the matter, but reading "provably" in the abstract is a frank reminder of how terrible English spelling/pronounciation is. I can't imagine I'm the only well-read native English speaker who read this as "prov-ably" on first take. I don't know about most languages, but you just don't get nonsense like this in French, at least.
- eigenschwarz 4y agohttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provably https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provably Edit: Sorry, missed your point on first reading, which perhaps reinforces your point. I read papers like this for a living so the language is unambiguous but I see how it might not be for others, even if English is their first language.
- pwdisswordfish9 4y agoI agree. This is completely besides the matter.
- evmar 4y agoEnglish is terrible for sure, but this comment is pretty funny to compare it to the language that spells /kɛs kə sɛ/ as "qu'est-ce que c'est".
- julienchastang 4y agoOr quatre-vingt-dix-huit -> four-twenty-eighteen, for the number 98.
- elcomet 4y agoI don't understand your point, provably means which can be proven, is there another meaning I'm missing ?