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Article #328Re: Memorizing Multiplication Tables
From: Rod Taylor
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1992 06:41
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1992 06:41
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One type of error which I hear my students say is "...times two by three...". The meaning of times is: 'multiplied by'. Hence, the above phrase would be interpreted : "two multiplied by by three", which does not sound grammatically correct. RT -- uucp: uunet!m2xenix!puddle!352!23!Rod.Taylor Internet: Rod.Taylor@f23.n352.z1.fidonet.org
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