Wednesday, December 9, 2015

full proof/foolproof: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Wednesday, December 9, 2015

full proof/foolproof 
If you want to get credit for solving a complicated mathematical problem, you will have to provide a full proof. But if you’re trying to make something as easy as possible, you want to make it foolproof—so simple even a fool couldn’t screw it up.





















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