tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post6966223885499590653..comments2024-03-28T14:11:02.991-04:00Comments on Still Writing: Secret Origins: JJ E Oneilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-36873837594662581692012-04-02T14:15:06.503-04:002012-04-02T14:15:06.503-04:00Yep. It was Trissino who first translated it with ...Yep. It was Trissino who first translated it with a J and a "juh" sound.JEFritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03372746219262163566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-82085001936294344692012-04-02T11:27:52.018-04:002012-04-02T11:27:52.018-04:00I do remember that line in The Last Crusade.... &q...I do remember that line in The Last Crusade.... "In Latin Jehovah starts with an I...."William Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-23891252110465853992012-03-31T01:11:39.340-04:002012-03-31T01:11:39.340-04:00Hey JE just letting you know I have passed on a Ve...Hey JE just letting you know I have passed on a Versatile Blog Award to you! Cheers!<br><br><a href="http://cmbrown-books.blogspot.com.au/" rel="nofollow">CarolynBrown-Books</a>C.M.Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678216576112327332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-89943950301690119432012-03-29T15:45:46.821-04:002012-03-29T15:45:46.821-04:00In math, i is used to denote an imaginary number (...In math, i is used to denote an imaginary number (the square root of -1). I heard that in engineering (perhaps it was specifically electrical engineering), they instead use j because they use i to denote electrical current, and using the same letter in both instances would be confusing.<br><br>I found it interesting that j came out of i. Now that engineering choice makes more sense.<br><br>(I know, it really has nothing to do with the post, but that's what I thought as I read it.)Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.com