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Re: way-OT: regularity of german v. english [was: Re: OT - Programming Languages w/o English Syntax]



On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 03:32:08PM -0700, Tom wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 11:50:40PM +0200, David Jardine wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 02:21:45PM -0700, Tom wrote:
> > > I would say isRed(fork) contains an implied [it] and [a]:
> > > 
> > > [it] | is |      fork
> > > -----|----|----------
> > >      |    | \   \
> > >              \a  \red
> > > 
> > > fork is a "predicate noun", red is an adjective
> > 
> > No, I want to hand them a fork and ask them if the fork (subject) 
> > is red.  I know it's a fork.
> 
> You don't know its a fork, anymore than an index variable is an "i." :-)
> fork is its name, no forkness there.

Of course I know it's a fork.  It's my paramater and I know what I'm 
passing.  I wouldn't have called it "fork" otherwise.

> 
> Note "Is the fork red?" and "The fork is red" diagram identically.  "If" 
> is a conjunctive:
> 
> .
>  .
>   .if
>    .
>     .
>      fork  | is \ red
>      ------|-----\----
>      \     |    
>       \the
> 
> You are correct, for your intention OO syntax is best.
> 
> 
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David Jardine
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