From: Juan Zanos <juan_zanos@...>
Date: 2009-05-29T05:53:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Pythonic indentation (or: beating a dead horse)


On May 28, 2009, at 4:37 PM, Joel VanderWerf wrote:

> Juan Zanos wrote:
>> On May 28, 2009, at 3:51 PM, James Britt wrote:
> ...
>>> terse != concise.
>> You're splitting some fine hairs.  Apparently you have your own  
>> dictionary.  http://www.thefreedictionary.com/terse
>
> That link undermines your point:
>
>  terse
>  Adjective
>  1. neatly brief and concise
>  2. curt or abrupt [Latin tersus precise]
>
> No one would say "I apologize for being concise with you"!
>
> -- 
>      vjoel : Joel VanderWerf : path berkeley edu : 510 665 3407
>


It undermines nothing.  Concise is used as the definition as you've  
just shown.   Also you seem to have omitted the part about "easy to  
understand".  Why would you do that?  Or is your concern that the  
computer will be offended?

 From that same page:

Adj. 1. terse - brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a  
crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic  
reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand