"David Fontaine" <dav### [at] faricynet> wrote in message
news:3A8085CA.B22C86A5@faricy.net...

> NO!! 1+2*3-4 is three, only three, exactly three, no more, no less, and
most
> certainly not and NEVER five. If you meant (1+2)*3-4, that would be
analagous to
> me typing orange and meaning purple. Anyone who types 1+2*3-4 and expects
5 is
> an idiot.
>

I disagree. Anyone who types 2*1.5 and expects 5 is an idiot. Typing 1+2*3-4
and expecting 5 just means that they don't know the conventions. The
conventions exist because intelligence alone cannot resolve the issue.

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