From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2005-04-23T22:55:26+09:00
Subject: Re: Article: Seeing Metaclasses Clearly

Hi --

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005, Jonas Hartmann wrote:

>>> What about "eigenclass", like in eigenvalue? 
>> But eigen is just German for own.  I'd rather just keep it in English.
> it is also but not only:
> http://dict.leo.org/?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType=relaxed&relink=on&sectHdr=on&spellToler=std&search=eigen
> http://dict.leo.org/?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType=relaxed&relink=on&sectHdr=on&spellToler=std&search=own
>
> "eigen" can mean much more.

Naja, weiss ich schon :-)  I was oversimplifying.  But it still feels,
I don't know, _fremd_ with respect to the texture of Ruby.

> try some latin/roman word ;p

I was actually thinking about "idioclass", but decided the debate that
would ensue was too predictable to bother actually instigating :-)


David

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