From: Kent Dahl <kentda@...>
Date: 2002-08-01T19:41:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Syntax proposal

Massimiliano Mirra wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Jul 31, 2002 at 01:53:37AM +0900, ts wrote:
> >        FileTest.directory?(dir) and raise "Directory #{dir} already exits"
....
> My mind has trouble parsing it, though; it goes `well, this and that
> what?'

I try to imagine an implied "if so" after the and.

"Put on shoes and tie shoelaces." =>
"Put on shoes and, if so, tie shoelaces."

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