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> Infinitesimals are liked, despite their formal rigor (in most settings), are liked in some settings, like informally solving differential equations, and other applied tasks.

There seems to be one too many "are liked" in that sentence. Deleting either one of them makes the sentence read a lot better. I think deleting the second one reads better than deleting the first one.



> Despite their formal rigor, Infinitesimals are liked in some settings, ...

Even better without a split clause. "In some settings" was also repeated.


Stodgy people will insist you shouldn’t begin a sentence with a conjunction, but I agree that it’s a better sentence.


I did end up doing a bigger rearranging; I think it addresses your point also?


Thanks, fixed (check the commit log :))




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