David Joyner wrote: > On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Dr. David Kirkby > <david.kir...@onetel.net> wrote: >> Perhaps it's me, but reading >> >> http://www.sagemath.org/development-prize.html >> >> I believe someone could easily get the impression that Michael Hansen was >> 'runner up' with 'second prize' and Michael Abshof was the winner with >> 'first prize' >> >> I think the 1st and 2nd should be dropped, and just have 2008 and 2009 >> winners. > > > Agreed. In American English usage, "2nd prize" suggests a different meaning. > They are also redundant, since the timing of the awards is explained in the > accompanying text.
For what it is worth, I am English, so it's not just how Americans interpret it, but at least how one Englishmen does. Dave -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
