It's Time for a New Old Language – Guy Steele [video] (youtube.com)
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ghettoimp May 3, 2019 | on: Mathematical Jargon Failures | context

A wonderful related talk and discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15473199

earleybird Dec 28, 2021 | on: Mathematical Notation, Past and Future (2000) | context

For a deeper exposition on language and notation, Guy Steele[0] is the definitive authority :-) - with some discussion here[1].

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCuZkaaou0Q

[1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15473199

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