Yes-no questions in mathematics and in Chinese
Lingua Franca 2017-02-11
Summary:
From Daniel Sterman: There’s an old joke about computer programmers (or mathematicians, or logicians). Ask them “Is X right or wrong?” and they’ll answer “Yes”. Because, indeed, either X is right or it is wrong. Well, a few months ago, most of my team’s operations were transferred to a team based in Shanghai, and they […]