I remember hearing the story of a mathematical paper published in English but written by a Frenchmen, containing the footnotes:
1 I am grateful to professor Littlewood for helping me translate this paper into English.2
2 I am grateful to professor Littlewood for helping me translate this footnote into English.3
3 I am grateful to professor Littlewood for helping me translate this footnote into English.
Why was no fourth footnote necessary?
I remember hearing the story of a mathematical paper published in English but written by a Frenchmen, containing the footnotes:
1 I am grateful to professor Littlewood for helping me translate this paper into English.2
2 I am grateful to professor Littlewood for helping me translate this footnote into English.3
3 I am grateful to professor Littlewood for helping me translate this footnote into English.
Why was no fourth footnote necessary?