From: dblack@... Date: 2006-08-11T21:44:40+09:00 Subject: Re: nonce Hi -- On Fri, 11 Aug 2006, Paul Battley wrote: > On 11/08/06, dblack@wobblini.net wrote: >> My main problem with "eigenclass" is that it's in German, whereas >> everything else in Ruby is in English. I actually suggested "own >> class" a long time ago. Eigenclass is basically a German translation >> of that. I love German -- majored in it in college, even -- but >> "eigenclass" just strikes me as a bit joke-like or perhaps a bit >> pretentious. > > 'Eigen' is indeed German, but I've always seen the word as patterned > after the mathematical term 'eigenvector', which is used in English. I'd rather pattern it after the rest of Ruby :-) > In any case, if it were really German, wouldn't it be 'Eigenklasse'? :-) I think we should compromise and use "singleton Klasse" :-) David -- http://www.rubypowerandlight.com => Ruby/Rails training & consultancy ----> SEE SPECIAL DEAL FOR RUBY/RAILS USERS GROUPS! <----- http://dablog.rubypal.com => D[avid ]A[. ]B[lack's][ Web]log http://www.manning.com/black => book, Ruby for Rails http://www.rubycentral.org => Ruby Central, Inc.