From: Charles Calvert <cbciv@...>
Date: 2010-08-24T05:50:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Class initialization

On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:30:11 -0500, Abder-Rahman Ali
<abder.rahman.ali@gmail.com> wrote in
<c3052cf78994d93e79706f4aef7ee99d@ruby-forum.com>:

[snip]

>asically, what's happening here is that there's a default instance of
>to_s [...]

Nitpick: "default instance" isn't the correct phrase to use.  You mean
"inherited to_s method" or "inherited implementation of to_s".
"Instance" generally refers to an instance of a class created during
the running of a program.

I find that using precise language helps to avoid misunderstanding,
particularly in a text-only medium such as Usenet/email/web fora. That
requires knowing the correct language, hence my (hopefully helpful)
nitpicking. :)
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