From: Zach Dennis <zdennis@...>
Date: 2004-09-30T23:14:26+09:00
Subject: Re: Range syntax theory

Henrik Horneber wrote:

> Hi!
>
> From an intellectual point I sort of understand the '..' and '..' 
> notation. What distracts me most, is the visual difference ... that 
> the visually longer three dot form contains fewer elements than the 
> shorter two dot form.

I think the visual difference is exactly why it doesn't make 
intelluctual sense. The intellectual sense/point appears to have no 
place in language syntax without a visual distinction because syntax 
itself cannot be described non-visually. Please correct me if I am wrong.


Zach