From: Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@...>
Date: 2005-05-11T11:20:38+09:00
Subject: Re: [ETYMOLOGY] - Sterile Classes / Sterile Meta Classes

On 5/10/05, ES <ruby-ml@magical-cat.org> wrote:
> Dave Brown wrote:
> > ES <ruby-ml@magical-cat.org> writes:
> >
> >>I tossed in one additional suggestion, #mu.
> >
> >
> > No.
> >
> > Wait no, that's not an Ilias-like monosyllabic answer.  It's the
> > actual meaning of "mu" in, well, Japanese (and Chinese).  Using a
> > nonsense word is a good suggestion, except that your suggested
> > word is unfortunately not nonsense. :-)  For example, "mu-sen" is
> > the Japanese word for "wireless"--literally, "no lines".
> >
> > Saying "the no-class" is even more confusing than "the singleton
> > class", in my opinion.
> 
> #pouch :)
> 
> > --Dave
> 
> E
> --
> template<typename duck>
> void quack(duck& d) { d.quack(); }
> 
> 

#pouch keeps growing on me. go pouch!