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I'm a mathematician working in algebra. I've been using TeX since 1987, but couldn't write my Ph.D. thesis with it. Sob!

I teach LaTeX at my university, besides the mathematics courses. I'm the author of some LaTeX packages and even of one Plain TeX package. At my site it's possible to download my book on LaTeX programming (in Italian, sorry).

Here's my motto for TeX.SX:

Pronto prontissimo son come il fulmine: sono il factotum della città. (From "Il barbiere di Siviglia", music by Gioachino Rossini, libretto by Cesare Sterbini.)

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Perché "vendesi" e non "si vende"?
Nov 3, 2014
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Why translate cities and person names?
Dec 15, 2013
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Does "sfiga" come etymologically from "figa"?
Dec 14, 2013
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On the pronunciation of gnocco and gnocchi
Feb 24, 2015
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Article comparison in "un francese e due svizzeri" and "uno svizzero e due francesi"
Nov 8, 2013
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Usage of prepositions "a" and "in" in statements about places and directions
Nov 12, 2013
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Vi piace 'la quadra', o preferite 'la quadratura'?
Jan 10, 2014
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Are "che", "che cosa" and "cosa" interchangeable in simple "what questions"?
May 20, 2014
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Perché a volte si scrive l'accento acuto sulla "i" o sulla "u"?
Sep 14, 2014
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Can a noun have two definite articles?
Feb 11, 2014
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Ci diamo del tu?
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