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Question: What did Bertrand Russell mean when he said!.!.!.!?
!.!.!."I aspired to become a mathematician; unfortunately, I was no good at line dancing!."!?

My teacher gave us a set of questions to do, with a bonus question - this is the bonus question!. I've no idea what he meant by it =(Www@QuestionHome@Com


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The great man said no such thing!. He was an accomplished line dancer!. He died in 1970!. He wouldn't have heard of line dancing!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Becoming a mathematician made as much sense to him given his mathematical ability and being bad at line dancing was a reason not to
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He was referring to the number line!. Mathematical operations have been associated with dancing numbers!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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I think BR was joking!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

you should have pushed your sick pride aside and asked himWww@QuestionHome@Com