From: dblack@...
Date: 2006-08-12T03:08:40+09:00
Subject: Re: nonce

Hi --

On Sat, 12 Aug 2006, Bill Kelly wrote:

> From: <dblack@wobblini.net>
>> 
>> My main problem with "eigenclass" is that it's in German, whereas
>> everything else in Ruby is in English.
>
> Gesundheit.
> Umlaut.
> Zeitgeist.
> Wunderkind.
> uber-...
> Strafe.
> Spiel.
> Schadenfreude.
> Poltergeist.
> Gestalt.
> Doppelganger.
> Blitz.
> Angst.
> Kindergarten.
>
>
> What is "English" anyway?  Most of our words came from _some_ other
> langauage.  Would you be suggesting only anglo-saxon derived words
> are appropriate for Ruby?   :-)

I'm suggesting that "eigenclass" sounds affected and a little silly to
me, and out of place in Ruby.


David

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