Re: [math-fun] polish expression for 'grosso modo' or the big picture

What's so funny about 3.141592653+ doors? —Dan

On Apr 14, 2016, at 10:48 PM, Simon Plouffe <simon.plouffe@gmail.com> wrote:

hello math-funners

There is an expression in french for 'the big picture' which is 'grosso modo', which means ' approximately,

this page explains the different ways to say the same in many languages here :

http://www.expressio.fr/expressions/grosso-modo.php?utm_source=newsletter&ut...

and the funny thing is the polish expression,

the big picture : Pi multiplied by a door , pi multiplié par une porte.

I find this very funny!