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Evbn
on Oct 21, 2012
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The Unreasonable Ineffectiveness of Mathematics Ed...
Why did you open with an ad hominem and ad datum reference?
WildUtah
on Oct 21, 2012
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Ad datum
means "to (toward) the given (item)." You probably meant
ad diem
, "to the day (or date)."
mquander
on Oct 21, 2012
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I assume the answer is because all comments must begin with words, and those words seemed like a nice beginning. Maybe you should say what seemed notable about that sentence?
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