@JonasTeuwen Well, I have no authority on the matter. Remember I am only a lunatic, and my degree was in math, not language. Which style guide you use really depends on the publisher, the audience etc. For a great mathematician like you, just write the math and let the editor decide on the rest. But if you want me to recommend you English resources (not style manuals) which I can do, that is another matter.

@JonasTeuwen Well, one thing you have to decide is whether you should use AmE or BrE. They really differ in spelling and punctuation. Even within one variety there are variations. If it is for your thesis, you should ask the people there what should be used.

@JonasTeuwen I see. Hmm OK. Then my personal answer to you as a bro is, use whatever you like, but just get the spelling and punctuation right and be consistent.

@JonasTeuwen Hmm, then that seems good enough, really.

@JonasTeuwen Again, such matters are matters of convention which you should ask the university. But if you said it is your thesis and hence your choice, then it is your choice really.

@JonasTeuwen My preference? Hmm, if I were to submit a thesis, I would do what I said above.

@JonasTeuwen Hmm, then I would need to think about that. I am not sure which I prefer at the moment. But one thing I like about indents is that they save vertical space. I like my writing to look compact.

@JonasTeuwen Yeah. If I were to do mathematical research one day, I might really like to do geometric measure theory.

Also, maybe fourier analysis or riemannian geometry.

@MattN. It's just a SE policy.

@MattN. Maybe you can, but why do you need to ask so many questions per day?

@MattN. A suspended user created over a hundred accounts.

@MattN. I am not sure if that is against the SE policy. This user has been blacklisted of course.

@jonas So will your thesis be mostly fourier analysis?

@JonasTeuwen Philosophy of what?

@JonasTeuwen Do you know about the Kakeya problem?

@JonasTeuwen You are so learned!

@JonasTeuwen How often do you check your email?

@JonasTeuwen Hmm OK. If I have internet connection I will check at least once a day too.

@JonasTeuwen Yeah I remember you downloaded TL2012 in 5 min!

When I download stuff the rate is usually 300 kB/s.

@MattN. If you use another email I am sure you can do that. Then eventually you can ask a mod to merge the two accounts. I think so.

@MattN. I don't think they will ban you for that. This is a genuine case. Just talk to a mod if the system does anything auto.

@peter Have you figured out how to solve the last problem you asked me?

I did not expect the MK affair to last so long.

@PeterTamaroff And your solution is just using the fact that the inverse of an open set is open as the definition of continuity right?

@PeterTamaroff Sure, but just use what I just said and you get the proof immediately.

@PeterTamaroff By the way, the open sets characterisation I was referring to is global, not local ie no reference to a specific point a, just open sets in general.

@PeterTamaroff Well, I told you I hated that Mendelson book didn't I? :-)

@PeterTamaroff Good, so no problem with the proof right?

@PeterTamaroff Good, you are on your way to winning the Fields medal.

@PeterTamaroff I can't make it in time for the medal I think, but I would like to solve at least one millennium problem. :-)

@PeterTamaroff Six, I think. Though the Perelman dude might demolish all of them, we never know...

@Ilya You know, I have great difficulty understanding your words. :-)

By the way, have you gotten your summer shorts @ilya?

Are they pink?

Ah, very good. White is nice too.

Black is the most boring colour. Use it sparingly.

@MattN. You are learning J and K for fun?

@MattN. Just to let you know since you are interested in J and K, you can watch hundreds of J and K dramas on mysoju.com.

Now I will have to use google translate to divine ilya's secret messages...

@old Do you remember your main algebra textbook as an undergrad?

@OldJohn Ah, not my type.

@OldJohn @matt I really have a big problem with using ones which define rings without 1. Later on, many rings require 1 but they forget to include it, and I get confused over which theorems require 1 and which do not. So now I just use books which define them with 1.

Erm, I think I will use Cohn for self study.

Cohn's Classic Algebra, Basic Algebra, Further Algebra.

The three volumes which are the Algebra Bible to me.

@MattN. They are very expensive. I got the cheap international editions.

The first is linear algebra and basic stuff. The second is mostly commutative stuff. The final is mostly noncommutative stuff.

@MattN. Some advice which may be helpful. I usually find the normal editions cheapest on one of the Amazons and the international editions cheapest on abebooks.com

@MattN. Well, normal editions can be paperback or hardback. International editions are usually sold in certain countries only for students who cannot afford them. Sometimes shipping from these countries is still cheaper than buying the normal from the same country.

@OldJohn You know where I am. :-)

@OldJohn But you might forget again by tomorrow. :-)

@t.b. Matt will be happy to see you!