> > > Arrrg... all the things 1st grade teachers teach you that end up having to be untaught.... you can't add negative numbers. you can't divide by a number larger than the one being divided. you can't take the square root of a negative.
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> > If your first grade teacher taught you you couldn't take the square root of a negative, then I'm impressed with your school system even if you did have to unlearn it.
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> I'm impressed with *her* if she managed to unlearn it. :-}
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> Dar "Ack! i numbers!" ien

actually, that was more of a complaint in general in the name of my entire algebra 2 class from last year. i personally didn't learn ANYthing in elementary school, correct or otherwise. everything i needed to know i learned at home... and it's true, too. really.

uni"i'll get my brother to explain it"peg