- Mathematicians are like French people: whatever you tell them they translate it into their own language and turn it into something totally different.
- Mathematicians are like some Frenchmen: whatever you say to them they translate into their own language, and forthwith it is something entirely different.
I matematici sono come i francesi: qualsiasi cosa gli diciate, loro la traducono nel loro linguaggio e la trasformano in qualcosa di completamente diverso.