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Imho, the given refs suffice to render the transcribed ideas of Oakly in "stark contrast" to other, relevant reliable sources. I am not after calling Oakly "generally refuted". [[User:Purgy Purgatorio|Purgy]] ([[User talk:Purgy Purgatorio|talk]]) 16:53, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

:In the article, there are three ideas attributed to Oakley:

::1. Mathematical notation is more abstract than natural language.

::2. Mathematical notation is more encrypted than natural language.

::3. The greater abstractness and encryptedness are the reason why beginners often find mathematical notation daunting.

:The first two seem self evidently true. The third seems highly plausible. I don't see how any of the three ideas "are in stark contrast not only to the rigor, which, in generality, all mathematicians strive for, but also to the inherent ambiguities of the natural languages." [[User:Paul August|Paul August]] [[User_talk:Paul August|☎]] 18:45, 31 January 2018 (UTC)